Directions to Orthodoxy - Ukraine president joins in Baptism service

Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko, center, background, attends a service of water blessing during celebration of Orthodox Epiphany in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. This post has been viewed 474 times.

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Ukraine president joins in Baptism service
Posted on Mon Jan 21 2008

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Kiev, Jan. 21, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko joined in a traditional Orthodox observance of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, the Dziennik reported.

Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev patriarchate) led the services, blessing the waters of a lake outside Kiev. The faithful then plunged into the icy water. In Antarctica, Orthodox faithful gathered at the wooden Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, located near Russia’s Bellinshausen research station, to celebrate the same feast. The Antarctic church was consecrated on May 29, 2004 and can hold up to 30 people.

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