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I. PRESA INTERN:
1. Cteva sute de mii de persoane sunt ateptate n pelerinaj la Iai, de Sfnta
Parascheva Mediafax, Romania Libera, Cotidianul
2. Expoziia permanent "Biserica Mnstirii Cotroceni. Istorie, spiritualitate i art",
deschis la Muzeul Cotroceni Agerpres
3. naltpreafinitul Printe Mitropolit Nifon a participat la reuniunea Comitetului
Interortodox Special pentru pregtirea Sfntului i Marelui Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe
Ziar de Dmbovia
4. Bani de la bugetul local pentru inca doua biserici. Totalul? Peste 370.000 de euro
in 2014 Timi Online
5. Parohia Steic cere bani Complexului Oltenia Pandurul
6. Un preot i 20 de cretini au fost rpii n Siria de Frontul Al-Nosra Agerpres
II. PRESA INTERNATIONALA:
1. Bulgarian Orthodox Church will receive possessory title for St. Alexander Nevski
Church Focus News
2. Conference for Clergy Wives in the Orthodox Church in Albania The Greek Star
(Alexandria Ritsi)
3. Lglise orthodoxe serbe a cr un Dpartement missionnaire Pravoslavie
(Orthodoxie)
4. Patriarch Kirill thanks Putin for his care for people's spiritual wellbeing Interfax
5. Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin stands for four-day work week and high evaluation
of distant work Interfax
6. The UOC (MP) claim their parishioners were forcedly placed under jurisdiction of
the UOC-KP, the latter denies the claim Religious Information Service of Ukraine
7. Canadas religious freedom ambassador blasts Putin on eve of Ukraine visit The
Canadian Press (Mike Blanchfield)
III. FLUXUL DE TIRI BASILICA

Miercuri, 8 octombrie 2014



NR. 197/2014

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I. PRESA INTERN:
1. Cteva sute de mii de persoane sunt ateptate n pelerinaj la Iai, de Sfnta
Parascheva Mediafax, Romania Libera, Cotidianul
Cteva sute de mii de pelerini din ntreaga ar sunt ateptai n urmtoarele zile la Iai,
pentru a se nchina la moatele Sfintei Parascheva, care vor fi scoase vineri diminea din
incinta Catedralei Mitropolitane, iar apoi vor fi depuse ntr-un baldachin, n curtea lcaului
de cult.
Reprezentanii Mitropoliei Moldovei i Bucovinei au anunat, mari, c moatele Sfintei
Cuvioase Parascheva vor fi scoase vineri diminea din incinta Catedralei Mitropolitane, iar
dup o scurt procesiune vor fi depuse ntr-un baldachin, n curtea lcaului de cult, transmite
corespondentul MEDIAFAX.
La Iai vor fi aduse i moatele Sfntului Voievod Martir Constantin Brncoveanu de la
Biserica Sfntul Gheorghe Nou din Bucureti, acestea urmnd s fie aezate lng moatele
Sfintei Parascheva, spre nchinare pelerinilor.
Vineri sear, la Iai este programat tradiionalul pelerinaj Calea Sfinilor, preoii i
credincioii urmnd s mearg n procesiune cu moatele Sfintei Parascheva, pe un traseu de
civa kilometri, pornind din centrul oraului.
Autoritile ieene se ateapt ca n acest an cteva sute de mii de credincioi s ajung la
Iai pentru a se nchina la racla cu sfintele moate. Numai din localitatea ilfovean Voluntari
vor sosi 5.000 de oameni, mbarcai n 100 de autocare.
Ca i anul trecut, Sfnta Liturghie, programat mari, 14 octombrie, se va desfura n faa
Catedralei Mitropolitane, pe pietonalul tefan cel Mare.
Peste o mie de poliiti i jandarmi vor asigura ordinea public pe strzile Iaiului, n
perioada 10-15 octombrie.
Sfnta Cuvioasa Parascheva este considerat ocrotitoarea Moldovei, iar ziua de 14
octombrie, cnd este hramul, transform Iaiul n cel mai mare centru de pelerinaj din
Romnia.
n anii precedeni, pelerinii venii la Iai din toate colurile rii au stat i cte 12 ore la
coad pentru a ajunge s se nchine la racla cu sfintele moate, cozile ntinzndu-se pe distane
de civa kilometri. Credincioilor care vor sta noaptea la rnd pentru a se nchina la sfintele
moate le vor fi oferite de ctre autoriti, dar i de ctre Mitropolie, ceai cald i pachete cu
mncare.
Anul trecut, aproximativ 220.000 de persoane au trecut pe la racla cu moatele Sfintei
Cuvioasei Parascheva, n cele cinci zile ale pelerinajului de la Catedrala Mitropolitan din Iai,
potrivit reprezentanilor Jandarmeriei.
2. Expoziia permanent "Biserica Mnstirii Cotroceni. Istorie, spiritualitate
i art", deschis la Muzeul Cotroceni Agerpres
Expoziia permanent "Biserica Mnstirii Cotroceni. Istorie, spiritualitate i art" s-a
deschis oficial mari n Spaiile Medievale ale Muzeului Naional Cotroceni.
"Expoziia pune n valoare cea mai mare parte a patrimoniului recuperat aparinnd
fostei Biserici a Mnstirii Cotroceni, cea mai important ctitorie a eruditului i evlaviosului
domn erban Cantacuzino, destinat a fi necropola familiei sale domnitoare", a spus directorul
general a instituiei, dr. Adina Renea.
Ea a evideniat n cuvntul su istoria acestui lca de cult i al patrimoniului su "de o
calitate artistic deosebit", "istorie regsit pentru generaiile viitoare".
Un mesaj al preedintelui Traian Bsescu a fost citit de consilierul de stat Andreia Iana,
cea care semneaz i o lucrare dedicat istoricului refacerii mnstirii, n timp ce episcopul
vicar patriarhal Ieronim Creu a transmis celor prezeni "atenia, dragostea i preuirea pe care
patriarhul BOR, Daniel, o arat fa de lucrrile de restaurare i restituire a patrimoniului".
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La eveniment a fost prezent soia preedintelui Traian Bsescu, Maria Bsescu.
Expoziia, care ntregete expunerea permanent a Muzeului Cotroceni, prezint pentru
prima dat publicului o parte din patrimoniul recuperat care a aparinut bisericii Cotroceni:
icoane mprteti, de iconostas, prznicare cu dubl fa, cu ferectur, un iconostas din 1849,
cruci de iconostas i de altar; obiecte de orfevrrie liturgic din argint (anafornie, candele,
sfenice, cruci de mn, candelabru cu decoraie de influen baroc, obiecte de cult utilizate n
timpul serviciului divin); broderii liturgice (felon, poale de icoan, vluri de tmpl, procov,
epitaf "Plngerea Domnului" - secolele XVII - XVIII).
De asemenea, sunt expuse cri (Istoria Patriarhilor Ierusalimului scris de Dositei
patriarhul Ierusalimului, 1715, Biblia, Blaj, 1795, Sfnta Evanghelie, Veneia, 1801, Minee
tiprite la Veneia (1672 - 1790), Apostol, Buzu, 1704, Octoih, Mnstirea Neam, 1836,
Evanghelie cu ferectur, Bucureti, 1856); piese de mobilier: (strane - sec. XVII i XIX,
amvon - sec. XIX, jil arhieresc - sec. XIX, tetrapod - sec. XIX analoghioane - sec. XIX, mese
cu picior - sec. XIX, mese cu panou decorativ 'Sfnta Treime' - sec. XIX).
Obiectele de o valoare patrimonial inestimabil au fost supuse unui amplu proces de
restaurare, n laboratoarele specializate ale muzeelor din Bucureti i din ar: Muzeul
Naional Cotroceni, Muzeul Militar Naional "Regele Ferdinand I", Muzeul Olteniei, Craiova,
Complexul Naional Muzeal "Astra" - Sibiu, Muzeul Bucovinei, Suceava, Muzeul Unirii, Alba
Iulia - Centrul Naional de Conservare i Restaurare Carte".
Evenimentul a fost prilejuit i de mplinirea a cinci ani de la sfinirea noii biserici
Cotroceni, n octombrie 2009, i de srbtorirea celui de-al doilea hram "Sfinii Mucenici
Serghie i Vach", care se prznuiesc n ziua de 7 octombrie.
Ctitor al Mnstirii Cotroceni (1678 - 1688), domnitorul erban Cantacuzino a fost
iniiator i susintor al introducerii limbii romne n cancelaria domneasc i n biseric i
aprtor al cretinitii, urmrind cu perseveren nlturarea dependenei fa de Imperiul
Otoman. S-a remarcat drept un susintor al tiparului, contribuind la tiprirea n limba romn
a Bibliei (1688), cunoscut sub numele de Biblia de la Bucureti.
3. naltpreafinitul Printe Mitropolit Nifon a participat la reuniunea
Comitetului Interortodox Special pentru pregtirea Sfntului i Marelui
Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Ziar de Dmbovia
Inaltpreasfinitul Printe Arhiepiscop i Mitropolit NIFON a participat, n perioada 29
septembrie 4 octombrie 2014, ca reprezentant al Bisericii Ortodoxe Romne, la
recomandarea Preafericitului Printe Patriarh DANIEL i cu binecuvntarea Sfntului Sinod al
al Bisericii Ortodoxe Romne, alturi de Pr. prof. univ dr. Viorel loni, la prima ntrunire a
Comitetului Interortodox Special pentru pregtirea Sfntului i Marelui Sinod al Bisericii
Ortodoxe ce s-a desfurat la Centrul Patriarhiei Ecumenice de la Chambesy, Elveia.
Aceast reuniune s-a desfurat ca urmare a hotrrii Synaxei ntistttorilor Bisericilor
Ortodoxe Autocefale, din 6-9 martie a.c, sub preedinia I.P.S. Mitropolit loannis de Pergam,
reprezentantul Patriarhiei Ecumenice, iar secretariatul manifestrii a fost coordonat de P.C.
Arhimandrit Maxim Pothos i Arhidiacon loannis Chrysavgis. Cu excepia Bisericii Ortodoxe
din Cehia i Slovacia, toate celelalte 13 Biserici Ortodoxe Autocefale au avut doi sau trei
reprezentani.
Obiectivele ntrunirii au vizat revizuirea urmtoarele 3 texte: 1) Contribuia Bisericii
Ortodoxe n realizarea pcii, a dreptii, libertii, nfririi i iubirii ntre popoare i la
ndeprtarea discriminrilor rasiale i de alte feluri; 2) Biserica Ortodox i Micarea
Ecumenic i 3) Relaiii ale Bisericii Ortodoxe cu restul lumii cretine. Aceste texte se refer
la ultimele trei teme din lista celor 10 propuse pentru a fi prezentate Sfntului i Marelui Sinod
i au fost adoptate de cea de a lll-a Conferin Panortodox Presinodal, desfurat tot la
Chambesy, Elveia, ntre 20 octombrie 6 noiembrie 1986. La acea dat, aceste texte erau
destinate s fi prezentate ca atare Sfntului i Marelui Sinod, dar cum de atunci i pn acum
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s-au scurs 28 de ani, revizuirea lor, respectiv aducerea lor la zi, era strict necesar. Pe
parcursul primei sale ntruniri, Comitetul lnterotodox Special a revizuit doar ultimele din cele
dou teme, urmnd ca la proxima sa ntrunire s discute prima tem. Avnd n vedere marea
responsabilitate cu care a fost investit, acest comitet a lucrat cu mult atenie, strduindu-se s
elaboreze un text, care s satisfac ateptrile tuturor categoriilor de credincioi din toate
Bisericile Ortodoxe Autocefale. Textele elaborate prin consens de acest comitet vor fi trimise
tuturor Bisericilor Ortodoxe Autocefale spre studiu, iar apoi urmtoarei Conferine
Panortodoxe Presinodale, care ar urma s aib loc foarte probabil pe parcursul anului 2015.
Dup ce vor fi adoptate, tot prin consens, de ctre aceast conferin, textele vor fi transmise
direct Sfntului i Marele Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe, care se preconizeaz a avea loc n
primvara anului 2016. Urmtoare ntrunire a Comitetului lnterortodox Special va avea loc tot
la Chambesy, Elveia, ntre 15-21 februarie
4. Bani de la bugetul local pentru inca doua biserici. Totalul? Peste 370.000 de
euro in 2014 Timi Online
Reprezentanii Primriei Timioara propun, prin dou noi proiecte de hotrre, alocarea
sumei de 100.000 de lei de la bugetul local pentru finanarea unor lucrri la Biserica Sf.
Apostoli Petru i Pavel din Lipovei i amenajarea Casei parohiale a Parohiei Ortodoxe din
Iosefin, din Piaa Alexandru Mocioni. Dac aleii locali vor aproba cele dou proiecte, suma
total alocat lcaurilor de cult n 2014 va ajunge la aproximativ 375.000 de euro conform
datelor prezentate de autoriti.
Prin unul dintre noile proiecte se propune alocarea sumei de 50.000 lei de la bugetul local
pentru finanarea unor lucrri de construcii la Biserica cu hramul Sf. Apostoli Petru si Pavel
din Timoara, de pe strada Sfinii Apostoli Petru i Pavel (Borzeti).
Solicitantul, Parohia Viile Fabric, a transmis devizul estimativ al costurilor pentru
realizarea acestor lucrri, precum i autorizaia de construire cu nr. 1130/ 04.09.2014.
Lucrrile de construcie constau n: modificri interioare extindere balcon interior (cor)
peste pronos i construire paraclis (lumnar) n curtea bisericii. Menionm c n bugetul
local, subcap. 67.02.50 (Alte servicii n domeniile culturii, recreerii i religiei) exist un
disponibil de 357.000 lei, precizeaz reprezentanii municipalitii n referatul care nsoete
proiectul de hotrre.
Prin cellalt proiect se propune alocarea sumei de 50.000 lei de la bugetul local pentru
finalizarea lucrrilor de amenajare a Casei parohiale a Parohiei Naterea Maicii Domnului
din Piaa Alexandru Mocioni nr. 9 din Iosefin.
Arhiepiscopia Ortodox Romn a Timioarei ne adreseaz rugmintea de a sprijini
demersul prin care se dorete punerea n valoare a monumentelor de arhitectur bisericeasc
din cuprinsul eparhiei. n acest context, ne solicit sprijinul pentru continuarea lucrrilor de
reabilitare la Parohia <<Naterii Maicii Domnului>> () Solicitantul, Parohia <<Naterii
Maicii Domnului>> Timisoara Iosefin, a transmis devizul estimativ al costurilor pentru
realizarea acestor lucrri, precum i autorizaia de construire () Lucrrile de construcie
constau n: modificri interioare i exterioare reparaii faade i acoperi, nlocuire
tmplrie, reparaii interioare corp C2 si C3 (), spun reprezentanii primriei.
Autoritile locale precizeaz c, potrivit OG 82 din 2001 privind stabilirea unor forme de
sprijin financiar pentru unitile de cult aparinnd cultelor religioase cunoscute din Romnia,
se pot aloca fonduri de la bugetele locale pentru ntreinerea i funcionarea unitilor de cult
fr venituri sau cu venituri reduse, pentru construirea i repararea lcaurilor de cult i pentru
conservarea i ntreinerea bunurilor de patrimoniu aparinnd cultelor.
Oficialii municipalitii spun c exist un disponibil de 307.000 lei la acest capitol n
bugetul local, de unde ar putea fi alocat suma propus.
n luna august, cnd consiliul local a aprobat alocarea sumei de 100.000 de lei pentru
finalizarea lucrrilor la Biserica cu hramul Sfntul Ierarh Nicolae ctre Parohia Ortodox
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Romn Timioara Soarelui Sud, reprezentanii primriei afirmau c mai este disponibil
suma de 145.000 de lei, dup ce s-au alocat deja peste 1,4 milioane de lei, n cursul anului,
pentru diferite lcauri de cult.
n bugetul local al municipiului Timioara pe anul 2014, s-a prevzut la cap. 67.02.
<<Cultura, recreere i religie>>, subcap. 67.02.50 <<Alte servicii n domeniile culturii,
recreerii i religiei>>, suma de 1.600.000 lei. Din aceast valoare, prin hotrri de consiliu
local a fost alocat suma de 1.455.000 lei pentru finanarea unor lucrri la alte lcauri de
cult din Timioara, rezultnd o sum disponibil de 145.000 lei, se explica n referatul acelei
hotrri. ntre timp, disponibilul pentru biserici a crescut
Dac adunm totalul banilor alocai pn n august, 1.455.000 de lei, cu cei 100.000
aprobai de alei n august pentru biserica din Soarelui i cu nc 100.000 de lei care se propun
a fi alocai acum reiese un total de 1.655.000 de lei conform datelor prezentate de autoritile
locale, deci aproximativ 375.000 de euro. Acesta ar fi totalul banilor alocai de la bugetul local
bisericilor n 2014.
5. Parohia Steic cere bani Complexului Oltenia Pandurul
Complexul Energetic Oltenia se judec de doi ani cu Parohia Steic din comuna Ctunele
pentru o biseric afectat de activitatea minier din zon.
Potrivit primarului Florinel uil, biserica din satul Steic a fost serios afectat de
extragerea crbunelui din zon, motiv pentru care reprezentanii bisericii cer acum bani pentru
reparaii. Este vorba de biserica din vecintatea microcarierei Steic, care a fost afectat de
exploatarea minier i Parohia se judec de doi ani cu Compania Oltenia.
Biserica are nevoie de reparaii, este crpat, sunt alunecri de teren n zon, a declarat
Florinel uil, primarul din Ctunele.
6. Un preot i 20 de cretini au fost rpii n Siria de Frontul Al-Nosra
Agerpres
Un preot paroh i circa 20 de cretini au fost rpii dintr-un sat sirian n apropiere de
frontiera cu Turcia, a informat mari agenia de tiri catolic Fides, citndu-l pe episcopul
Georges Abou Khazen, vicarul apostolic de Alep, relateaz Reuters.
'Din pcate, trebuie s confirm informaiile privind rpirea printelui Hanna Jallouf,
preotul sirian din satul Knayeh, care a fost rpit mpreun cu circa 20 de cretini', a afirmat
Khazen, preciznd c rpirea a avut loc n noaptea de duminic spre luni.
Potrivit ordinului franciscan, preotul i cretinii au fost capturai de Frontul Al-Nosra,
aripa sirian a gruprii Al-Qaida care lupt mpotriva regimului de la Damasc, relateaz AFP.
Dup capturarea lor n satul Knayeh, ordinul franciscan nu a mai avut nicio veste
despre Hanna Jallouf i ceilali sirieni rpii.
Knayeh este un sat cretin din provincia Idlib unde Frontul Al-Nosra i alte grupuri
rebele se lupt cu armata sirian.











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II. PRESA INTERNATIONALA:
1. Bulgarian Orthodox Church will receive possessory title for St. Alexander
Nevski Church Focus News
At an official ceremony at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday at 9.30 a.m., October 8,
Prime Minister Professor Georgi Bliznashki will hand in His Holiness Patriarch Neofit the
possessory title of the St. Alexander Nevski Church in Sofia, the press service of the
government announced. The event will be attended by Bulgarian Head of State Rosen
Plevneliev, ministers of the caretaker cabinet and representatives of the Holy Synod of the
Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Culture Minister Martin Ivanov and Patriarch Neofit.
2. Conference for Clergy Wives in the Orthodox Church in Albania The
Greek Star (Alexandria Ritsi)
Seven women from various Orthodox Christian jurisdictions in the United States of
America have come to Albania to help lead two conferences for the Clergy Wives of the
Orthodox Church in Albania. This effort is the vision of His Beatitude, Archbishop of Tirana,
Durres and All Albania, Anastasios. OCMC Missionary, Diakonissa Alexandria Ritsi
welcomed fellow clergy wives from America: Renee Ritsi, Stephanie Panagos, Joy Corona,
Anna Lillios and Maggie Hock and lay leaders Stella Wacker and Marina Cordemus. After
two days of orientation and visits to the new Cathedral and facilities of the Orthodox Church,
the eight women traveled to the Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy in Shen Vlash
where they will conduct two three-day conferences for their fellow Orthodox sisters from the
Metropolises of Tirana, Berat, Kora and Gjirokaster.
Nearly 100 women are expected to attend the conferences being held this week at the Saint
Vlasios Monastery and neighboring Myrrh Bearing Women Skiti. The theme of the conference
is Mary and Martha: being servants and students of Christ. The presentations will be focused
on the role of being a faithful student of the Church and a servant to Jesus Christ. The women
will participate in large and small group presentations, Bible studies, crafts and liturgical
services. It has been almost ten years since the last Clergy Wives Conference. It is a time of
fellowship, prayer and growing closer to Christ.
The Team leader is OCMC Mission Teams Associate Director Presvytera Renee Ritsi. She
has organized this effort under the guidance of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios. He
knows the need for support for the Orthodox women here in Albania and is delighted for his
flock to have this opportunity to expand their spiritual awareness.
3. Lglise orthodoxe serbe a cr un Dpartement missionnaire Pravoslavie
(Orthodoxie)
Tenant compte des ncessits missionnaires de lglise orthodoxe serbe, des nouveaux
modes daction missionnaire au XXIme sicle et des dfis auxquels est confront le
christianisme orthodoxe dans le monde contemporain, le Saint-Synode de ladite glise, sur
proposition du mtropolite du Montngro et du Littoral Amphiloque, a pris la dcision de
crer un Dpartement missionnaire. La supervision des travaux dudit Dpartement est confie
lvque de Ras et Prizren Thodose, en tant que membre du Saint-Synode en charge du
travail missionnaire. Sur proposition de lvque Thodose, ont t nomm au titre de
membres permanents du Dpartement, des prtres, hiromoines, catchtes et lacs qui, durant
les deux dernires dcennies ont t particulirement engags dans le domaine des missions, et
les structures missionnaires qui sont dj actives sur le territoire canonique de lglise
orthodoxe serbe y ont t inclues. Le public sera inform en temps opportun des activits du
Dpartement missionnaire de lglise orthodoxe serbe.
4. Patriarch Kirill thanks Putin for his care for people's spiritual wellbeing
Interfax
"For decades now, you have been working selflessly and productively in high-ranking
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posts, including the post of head of state, and your work has already become an integral part of
our country's history. I would like to express my special appreciation to you for taking care of
the spiritual wellbeing of our people, as well as for your constant attention to the activities of
the Russian Orthodox Church," Patriarch Kirill said in his message, which was published on
the website of the Moscow Patriarchate on Tuesday.
"The moral foundations of social life continue to grow stronger today" with the support of
the Russian leadership, he said. "Previously destroyed sanctuaries are being restored and new
churches are being built," he added.
"We are living in a difficult time now, and attempts are being made to put pressure on
Russia. I am convinced that in these conditions, it is highly important to stay loyal to the
traditional spiritual and moral ideals that lie at the core of our Fatherland, our great history and
culture," he said.
Hopefully, this constructive cooperation between the church and the state "will continue to
contribute to the wellbeing of our country and the patriotic and spiritual education of the
youth, as well as will help bolster peace and civil accord," Patriarch Kirill said.
"May God help you in your service to Russia and our people," Patriarch Kirill said in his
message to the Russian president.
5. Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin stands for four-day work week and high
evaluation of distant work Interfax
Head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for Church and Society Relations urges to
seriously discuss the idea of four-day work week, suggested by the International Labor
Organization.
"I think that we won't miss anything if we introduce a four-day week even without
prolonging working hours. Certainly, it doesn't refer to the sphere of services and other fields
where the person should be present at the working place," Father Vsevolod told Interfax-
Religion on Tuesday.
Expressing an opinion, that presence at the office during prolonged working week should
be overpaid, he pointed out that kinds of work that require compulsory presence become the
most profitable, but their number reduces.
According to the priest, the topic of four-day work week has many layers and needs serious
discussion from the point of personal, social and state interests. He said that character of work
had changed. People can work without leaving their house, distantly.
"It is better to make useful work out of office that to spend three-four hours each day to get
to work. In this case, priority should be given to real results of work than to the director's right
to call his subordinates on the carpet. Moreover, the director himself more suffers from
realizing this right than enjoys it as all relations with subordinates can be cleared out more
effectively and quicker through modern means of communication than through talks in the
cabinet," the church official said.
He accepts that sometimes is useful to exchange opinions in conferences, "to look each
other in the eyes," but even business discussions today are more effective "through
correspondence, video conferences, distant work with texts."
"And the number of various conferences, often formal ones, sweeps off scale, especially in
Moscow. I usually have to visit five business meetings a day in different places of Moscow,
while raised questions can be solved by two-three e-mails. That's why correlation of real work
and served hours are principally different than it was thirty, twenty and even ten years ago,"
Father Vsevolod said.
"And attitude to the effectiveness of work should be different: we should evaluate, first of
all, spent efforts and their results. The future doesn't belong to a person who plays cards at his
office eight hours a day, but to those who achieves better results, not compulsory expressed in
rubles or dollars," the priest is convinced.
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6. The UOC (MP) claim their parishioners were forcedly placed under
jurisdiction of the UOC-KP, the latter denies the claim Religious
Information Service of Ukraine
Bishop Filaret (Kucherov) of Lviv and Halych of the UOC (MP) expressed outrage with
the methods of transfer of the Holy Protection Church of the UOC (MP) to the UOC-KP. He
said the congregation had no desire to move to another denomination, but the rebels ignored
it.
This opinion was expressed by the hierarch in his commentary published on the website of
the Diocese of Lviv of the UOC (MP).
The hierarch said that on September 7, a meeting of the Orthodox congregation took place,
"during which despite the protests of the parishioners of the Holy Protection Church, it was
decided to vote on the transfer of the temple under jurisdiction of the UOC-KP.
The vote took place on September 14, but the congregation refused to vote and drove the
rebels out of the church yard.
"It is clear that the vote, in which occasional passers-by participated, led to a result
expected by the so-called activists," he wrote.
"The event reached its critical point September 28, when unknown aggressive men led by
the same initiators did not let the priest and faithful into the church building. In the morning
the door locks were locked and the gate was blocked with chains. The church was encircled by
persons who had never been its parishioners. A priest of Turka deanery got his nose broken
with a bottle in a cram, said the bishop.
Bishop of Lviv and Halych notes that all these activities took place under the supervision
of the police, who defended criminals and pushed away legitimate owners of the church
building, thereby helping the rebels.
The Kyivan Patriarchate argues that the transfer of the congregation of the Holy Protection
Church from one jurisdiction to another took place within the law and with the full consent of
the community. Archbishop Yakiv (Makarchuk) of Drohobych and Sambir of the UOC-KP
commented for RISU that the statement of Bishop Filaret (Kucherov) was not true.
The parish expressed a desire to go to the UOC-KP. They had a meeting, warned of the
vote and informed Bishop Filaret. All their legal and religious acts were correct. Therefore
what Filaret writes is a lie, said Bishop Yakiv.
Archbishop Drohobych and Sambir of the UOC-KP says that the parishioners of Holy
Protection Church have come up to him four times. He met with them, answered their
questions.
"Most people prefer the UOC-KP now, they have collected about 300 signatures and even
those who hesitated, yesterday sided with the majority, said the archbishop. We do not want
this situation to escalate, and the Russians took advantage of this event. We quietly
communicate in God with everyone, and if people want to come to us, we have full right to
accept them.
As RISU has already reported, recently there has been a wave of transitions of the parishes
of the UOC (MP) to the Kyivan Patriarchate. This process develops especially actively in the
west of the state, including the native village of the current Primate of the UOC (MP), where a
part of the congregation decided to leave the Moscow Patriarchate.
7. Canadas religious freedom ambassador blasts Putin on eve of Ukraine visit
The Canadian Press (Mike Blanchfield)
Canadas religious freedom ambassador is bound for Ukraine and says Russian President
Vladimir Putin is orchestrating the persecution of Orthodox Christians, Catholics and Muslim
Tatars.
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Andrew Bennetts one-week, fact-finding mission begins Monday in Kiev, where he meets
religious leaders and government officials, among others.
He is also expected to announce a package of Canadian government assistance aimed at
promoting religious freedom, democratic development and inter-faith tolerance.
Bennett says the measures will be aimed at mitigating the negative effect of Putin, whom
he accused of systematically targeting Christian groups in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian
militias are active, as well as Muslim Tatars in Crimea, which Russia unilaterally annexed in
March.
Russian forces have kidnapped priests, detained nuns, firebombed churches and
intimidated worshippers, he says.
The Russian forces are targeting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan
Patriarchate, which Bennett sees as part of a plan by Putin to prop up the Moscow Patriarchate
of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Its definitely part of a calculated plan, Bennett said in an exclusive interview with The
Canadian Press. Its a narrative drawn from the 19th century, not the Soviet period. This is a
narrative building upon Russian nationalism that is rooted in Orthodoxy.
In Putins Russia, were seeing again the using of these older constructs within Russian
political society and Russian history to advance Russian aims.
Bennett said hes hearing reports that Russians want all religious communities in Crimea
to re-register as religious communities, as they do in Russia. While that would target Muslim
Tartars in Crimea, Bennett said it could be used against Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox
groups, particularly the Kyivan Patriarchate in eastern Ukraine.
This has been used in the past as an administrative form of persecution.
The Moscow Patriarchate views its Kyivan counterpart as a breakaway sect, said Bennett.
As it has happened through a lot of its history, the Russian Orthodox Church is allowing
itself to be co-opted and is being co-opted by the state, the Russians, to advance Russias
interests.
Bennetts office has a modest annual budget of $4.25 million for projects that support
religious freedom. Bennett wont say how much of that budget he plans to earmark to Ukraine,
when he announces some specific projects in the coming days.
He said he wants to meet some of the people who will benefit from the Canadian support
before making his announcement.
The projects will be aimed at broadening religious dialogue between the different
religious communities in the country, working with youth to make the links around religious
freedom, democratic development, the role of religion and religious communities within
society.
Theres been a historic lack of dialogue within Ukraine communities, so Canada wants to
help address that, he said.
Bennett said he wont travel to Crimea or eastern Ukraine because it is too dangerous.
The Harper government has particularly vocal in its criticism of Putin as being personally
responsible for provoking unrest on Ukrainian soil.
Bennett also took Putin to task for positioning himself as a defender of religious freedom.
In the Middle East, Putin sees himself and Russia as defenders of Orthodox Christians in
Syria and Iraq and has spoken out loudly against their persecution, said Bennett.
We all need to speak out, he said. But its very disingenuous when he does it on one
hand in the Middle East and through his proxies theyre persecuting their fellow Christians in
Ukraine.
With some 1.2 million Canadians of Ukraine descent living here, Ukraine is a top foreign
policy priority for the Harper government.
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As he recently welcomed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to Ottawa, Prime Minister
Stephen Harper said the two peoples are like family and that their bond transcends simple
foreign policy interests.

III. FLUXUL DE TIRI BASILICA:
FRUMUSEEA UNEI CTITORII RENVIATE. Biserica Palatului Cotroceni
Patriarhul Romniei la hramul bisericii de la Palatul Cotroceni
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Liturghie arhiereasc i Taina Sfntului Botez n parohia Setbal
Cei mai buni compozitori de muzic bisericeasc
Pies de teatru dedicat Sfntului Constantin Brncoveanu
Prima slujb arhiereasc n biserica din satul Mitropolitului Iosif Naniescu
Slujire arhiereasc la Paraclisul Mitropolitan din Chiinu
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Prima zi a simpozionului internaional de Patrologie n Eparhia Severinului
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Premierea elevilor participani la Atelierul de pictur Sf. Apostol Luca
Noi activiti pentru copiii i tinerii Episcopiei Caransebeului
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Sfinii Mucenici Serghie i Vah prznuii la Catedrala mitropolitan din Craiova
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Hramul Mnstirii Mlineti
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Colocviu pentru pregtirea susinerii gradului I clerical
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