{"id":1457,"date":"2009-10-07T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T13:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2009-12-22T19:20:41","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T08:20:41","slug":"australian-pilgrims-in-chernovtsi-ukraine-11-sept-photoreport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?p=1457","title":{"rendered":"Australian pilgrims in Chernovtsi, Ukraine (11 Sept) – photoreport"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Welcome to Chernovtsi
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2. Dyadya Kolya and Fr Oleg are first to meet our group
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3. His Eminence, Metropolitan Onufriy, surprises all by coming to the airport to greet our group. Let us love one another
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3a. Overwhelmed by the reception
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4. Amongst those at the airport is a Minister of the Ukrainian government, the spiritual son of the Metropolitan
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4a. Metropolitan Onufriy takes time to welcome each delegate personally. Chatting with Jenny
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5. The humble pastor conquers all
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6. Rejoice
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7. Vladika converses freely in English with all
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8. The monastery of Bancheni visible in the distance
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9. The beard of Aaron meets the wind of Bancheni
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10. Golden domes adorn the almost completed cathedral outside the monatery’s walls
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11. Entry gates
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12. The bell tower of the Ascension men’s Monastery of Bancheni erected in honour of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the monastery
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13. Within the monastery’s walls lies a treasure
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14. Holy Ascension church – the main church of the monastery
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15. Frescoes of God’s saints
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16. As the sun sets on our first day in Chernovtsi
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17. The stillness of the monastery compound
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18. Various domes
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19. The bell tower over the entry gates. The delegates were comfortably housed within this building
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20. Within a chapel dedicated to St Seraphim of Sarov
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21. Hieromonk Onufriy explains
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22. The vision of the youth Bartholemew (future St Seraphim)
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23. Days of creation
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24. Within the bell of the tower
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25. More bells
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26. The monastery’s property
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27. Construction
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28. Fr Onufriy continues the tour of the monastery
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29. View to the west from the Bell Tower
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30. The Brotherhood quarters and cells
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31. View to the south west
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32. The main bell
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33. The monastery cemetary and its chapel
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34. Bell ringers
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35. God’s country
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36. the monastery skete in the distance
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37. Within the tower
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38. Dyadya Kolya (Vladika’s personal driver) and Fr Oleg
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39. Fr Michael meets the abbot and founder of the monastery – the real Father Michael
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40. The Abbot with our group
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41. The Chidren’s orphanage and home
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42. Meeting the children and their carers
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43. Koalas and Kinder surprises. Australia meets the innocent children of Chernovtsi
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44. Fred and all the pilgrims engage the children
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45. Smiles of joy
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46. Within the dining room of the children’s home
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47. Paralysed, limbless, blind and autistic – none complain, yet all are positive
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48. Have you got any more koalas – have you got any more fingers
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