Ukrainian Church delegation visits Mt. Athos

(UOC-MP) - On September 14-16, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC Archbishop Alexander of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy and Vyshneve visited the Holy Mount Athos, heading the pilgrimage trip from Ukraine.

During the tour the pilgrims climbed the top of the Mount Athos (about 2030 m above the sea level).

Here, at the Church of Transfiguration of Our Lord at the top of the mount, archbishop Alexander celebrated the Divine Liturgy. Note that the majority of the pilgrimage group were the parishioners of the Holy Transfiguration Church of Kyiv in Teremky residential area, where Vladyka Alexander is rector.