Orenburg Diocese of the MP is Trying to Disband ROAC Parish.
Clergy of the Orenburg Diocese of the MP is trying to disband the ROAC parish in the village of Krasnaya Gorka (Red Hill) in the Orenburg Region and register their own parish there.
On February 22, the MP Diocesan administrator for clergy, a lawyer and a reporter came to the village, where, in the Town Hall, they called a meeting. When they entered the building and saw the people gathered there, and our priest, Fr. Maxim Korablev, with them, they tried to have him removed from the meeting, saying that he was not Orthodox.
When they failed to do so due to the protests of the people, they started to insult him, behaving very rudely, insulting the ROAC and denouncing Her sacraments as not having Grace. The people tried to defend the Church and the priest. Finally, they made him an offer to transfer to the MP, since they do not want to have to travel the great distances necessary to that village to serve and would prefer to have someone there permanently. Fr. Maxim declined this offer. Then they collected the 10 (ten) signatures necessary to apply for a registration and wished to see the room where services are held, but the warden and secretary denied them entry. After that, they left.
Fr. Maxim believes the next step will be registration of the MP parish in the village and the forceful removal of the ROAC parish from their place of worship.
The parish of Our Lady of Kazan is not officially registered, and is located in the village town hall, parts of which, where the church is set up, have been rented by the village administration to the ROAC priest for a period of 10 (ten) years.
Suzdal Diocesan Herald # 129