Meeting of the PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky with the Archbishop of Tiraspol and Dubossary Sawa was held at the presidential executive office. The issues of interaction between the state and the church were discussed. They talked about progress in the construction of new Orthodox churches on the territory of Pridnestrovie, exchanged views on the design of churches.
The interlocutors mentioned temple holidays that were celebrated by some villages of the republic last week, emphasizing that Pridnestrovians observe Orthodox traditions and celebrate the dates indicated not only in the secular, but in the church calendar as well. The Archbishop spoke about the festive liturgy he held today in the Sukleya church that bears the name of the Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica. Vadim Krasnoselsky emphasized the importance for the parishioners of the fact that the services are carried out personally by the Archbishop, focusing on churches located even in the farthest corners of the republic, regardless of whether their flock is large.
The events that held as part of the 300th anniversary of Paisiy Velichkovsky were among the numerous topics of today's discussion between the President and Vladyka Sawa. They are scheduled for the entire current year. Archbishop Sawa announced the plans that Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova will arrive in Kitskany in the last days of November.
