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July 2, 2026 · 1 min read

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Василь Руденко

Thank you for the information about the meeting in Vologda. Do they plan to specifically help rural churches that remain without priests, for example, in the village of Dmytrivka in Vologda Region?

Юлія Гончар

In the Kharkiv Region, in the village of Novovasylivka, we also had no priest for two years, and only with requests to the Metropolis were they able to bring a young priest. Have you already decided how you will help the churches in Dmytrivka?

Олександр Савченко

Yes, in our village, too, the church stood empty for two years without a priest, until they started to write. And in Dmitrivka, as far as I heard from our people, they have already sent one young priest from Vologda, but he has not arrived yet. Have you had that young man in Novovasilivka for a long time?

Олександр Коваль

Yes, we have a young father in Novovasylivka who has been serving for six months, he came from Cherepovets. The church is finally not empty, people are returning little by little. And in your Dmitrivka, when is the new one supposed to arrive, haven't you heard more precisely?

Олександр Савченко

We also had such cases in the Lviv region when we had to remind the village several times so that they would not be forgotten. And in Novovasylivka, that young priest has been serving for a year, people say that he has settled in. How are you with him, did the church come alive?

Микола Ткаченко

Yes, rural churches without a priest are a real problem, in Dmytrivka I heard that no one has been serving regularly for several years. At the meeting, it was mentioned about the support of such parishes, they plan to send priests from Vologda to religious services. Are you from there yourself or are you just interested?

Юлія Кравченко

That young father from Cherepovets has been serving here in Novovasylivka for six months, and the church is finally coming to life. But in Dmitrivka, I heard that a young man from Vologda was sent, but no one knows the exact date of his arrival. Maybe it will be this week?

Тетяна Лисенко

Yes, it happens that remote villages need to be reminded several times so as not to get lost in plans. We also have a young priest in one village who has been serving for a year and a half, people are gradually returning to the service. And tell me, does he manage himself in Novovasylivka or does someone from the clergy help him?

Юлія Коваленко

Yes, in remote villages it is really necessary to constantly remind, so as not to forget. Father is still alone in Novovasylivka, there is no help from the clergy, but people have already started coming more often. And in your village, approximately how many parishioners are currently going to the service?

Максим Шевченко

Yes, it also happens that we have to remind about distant villages several times, otherwise they fall out of the plan. In Novovasylivka, the young father has already really settled in, the church is slowly coming to life, people are walking. And tell me, in your village, does that priest go there himself or is there someone who helps?

Тетяна Кравченко

Yes, it is really difficult in remote villages without reminders. About 25–30 people come to us on Sundays, and up to forty on major holidays. And in Novovasylivka there is already hope that someone will soon be sent to help Father?