Application. List of invalid acts of the Government of the Russian Federation. Chronology of lunar days

GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

RESOLUTION

On federal rules and regulations in the field of atomic energy use

Government of the Russian Federation

decides:

1. To approve the attached amendments, which are made to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511 "On approval of the Regulation on the development and approval of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use and the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use" ( Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1997, N 49, Art. 5600; 1999, N 27, Art. 3380; 2000, N 28, Art. 2981; 2002, N 4, Art. 325; N 44, Art. 4392; 2003, 40, Art. 3899; 2005, N 23, Art. 2278; 2006, N 50, Art. 5346; 2007, N 14, Art. 1692; N 46, Art. 5583; 2008, N 15, Art. 1549) ...

2. To establish that the federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved and put into effect in accordance with the established procedure prior to the entry into force of this resolution, shall remain in effect until they are canceled.

3. The federal executive authorities in charge of state regulation of safety in the use of atomic energy shall post, within 3 months from the date of entry into force of this resolution, on their official websites in the information and telecommunications network Internet, lists of federal norms approved by them (related to their sphere of reference) and the rules in the field of the use of atomic energy specified in paragraph 2 of this resolution.

4. To recognize as invalid the acts of the Government of the Russian Federation according to the list according to the appendix.

Prime Minister
Russian Federation
D. Medvedev

Changes to be made to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511

APPROVED BY
government decree
Russian Federation
dated December 6, 2012 N 1265

1. In the title, the words "and the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use" shall be excluded.

2. In the text:

a) the word "attached" shall be replaced by the word "attached";

b) the words "and the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use" shall be excluded.

3. In the Regulation on the development and approval of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by the said resolution:

a) in the first sentence of paragraph 2, the words ", and establish requirements for the safe use of atomic energy, including requirements for nuclear, radiation, technical and fire safety, for physical protection, for accounting and control of nuclear materials, radioactive substances and radioactive waste" shall be excluded;

b) in clause 7:

the words "technical specifications for the development" shall be excluded;

the words "by the order established" shall be replaced by the words "by the order established";

c) in clause 8:

in the third paragraph, the words "explanatory note" shall be replaced by the words "terms of reference for the development of a draft federal rules and regulations and an explanatory note";

paragraph five

"These documents are submitted on paper and in electronic form.";

d) add clause 9 with the words "or do not take into account changes in the legislation of the Russian Federation, recommendations of international organizations in the field of atomic energy use, in which the Russian Federation participates";

e) Clause 15 shall be amended as follows:

"15. Suggestions and comments on the draft federal rules and regulations may be sent by any legal entity or individual within the time period determined by the state safety regulation body. In this case, such a period cannot be less than 30 calendar days from the date of publication of the draft federal rules and regulations." ;

f) in the fourth paragraph of clause 16 the numbers "40" shall be replaced by the numbers "10";

g) clause 17 after the words "in accordance with" shall be supplemented with the words "their sphere of competence and";

h) in clause 18:

the second paragraph shall be supplemented with the words "or by a resolution (order) of one of them in agreement with other state safety regulation bodies (in accordance with the sphere of competence)";

the third paragraph shall be declared invalidated;

i) Clause 21 shall be stated as follows:

"21. Bodies of state regulation of safety maintain and post on their official websites in the information and telecommunications network Internet lists of approved by them (or related to their sphere of reference) federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use."

4. The list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by the said resolution, shall be declared invalid.

Application. List of invalid acts of the Government of the Russian Federation

Application
to the government decree
Russian Federation
dated December 6, 2012 N 1265

1. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 26, 1999 N 695 "On amendments and additions to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 1999, No. 27, article 3380).

2. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 5, 2000 N 493 "On amendments to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2000, 28, Article 2981).

3. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 18, 2002 N 28 "On amendments and additions to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 4, article 325).

4. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 29, 2002 N 779 "On making additions and changes to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 44, article 4392).

5. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 1, 2003 N 607 "On making an addition to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2003, 40, Article 3899).

6. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 31, 2005 N 348 "On amendments to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2005, 23, Article 2278).

7. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 5, 2006 N 742 "On amendments to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2006, 50, Article 5346).

8. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 24, 2007 N 179 "On Amending the List of Federal Norms and Rules in the Field of the Use of Atomic Energy, Approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 1, 1997 N 1511" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2007, 14, Article 1692).

9. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 3, 2007 N 744 "On Amending the List of Federal Norms and Rules in the Field of the Use of Atomic Energy" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2007, N 46, Article 5583).

10. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 7, 2008 N 239 "On amendments to the list of federal norms and rules in the field of atomic energy use" (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2008, N 15, Article 1549).

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Moon characteristics on December 6, 2012

On the date 06.12.2012 v 12:00 The moon is in phase "The third quarter (comes on 06.12.2012 at 19:33)"... it 23 lunar day in the lunar calendar. Moon in the zodiac sign Virgo ♍. Illumination percentage The moon is 54%. Sunrise Moon at 00:18, and sunset at 13:26.

Chronology of lunar days

22 lunar day from 23:04 12/04/2012 to 00:18 12/06/2012
23 lunar day from 00:18 06.12.2012 until the next day

The influence of the moon December 6, 2012

Moon in Virgo zodiac sign (+)

Moon in a sign Virgo... The time is favorable for any painstaking work that requires a thoughtful and serious approach. Absolutely all areas of financial activity, with a serious approach, will bring an appropriate material reward as never before.

Any banking and real estate transactions are successful. Trade, procurement and intermediary activities are going well. Studies, advanced training and any self-improvement are also fruitfully progressing.

23 lunar day (-)

December 6, 2012 at 12:00 - 23 lunar day... Quite a controversial period. Presumably associated with bullying, persecution, persecution. Jealousy and envy on the part of partners are possible. Better to be careful not to start new business.

Third quarter (+)

The moon is in phase Third quarter... The ideal time to complete the business started during the waxing moon. Surgical operations have the most favorable outcome. Any wounds heal as quickly as possible and without complications. The time is favorable for planting "underground" vegetables.

Day of the week influence (+)

Day of the week - Thursday, this day is under the auspices of Jupiter, the king of all gods. On Thursday, intuition sharpens, it allows you to distinguish allies from enemies. The energy of this day bestows glory, honor, success in society. On Thursday, all things work out, you just need to believe in yourself, that everything will work out. But if there is no such confidence, it is better to postpone the matter for later.

On this day, contacts with the authorities are successful, negotiations are successful. And your heart will tell you that things will go well. It will also help solve your amorous affairs.

The birthday number 5 symbolizes an enthusiastic, adventurous and adventurous person with a penchant for unusual things. You are mobile, you love travel and travel and feel at home everywhere.

You quickly and easily learn foreign languages, traditions of other nations. Often your actions and behavior are completely sudden and unexpected, with unpredictable consequences.
With all the difficulties, you usually come out dry from the water. In many ways, your resourcefulness and wit, cheerfulness help you in life. Love for frequent changes can prevent you from appreciating the present, seeing real prospects.

5 - the number of feelings. And people of this number are really extremely sensitive. By nature, they are very lively, impulsive, frivolous, inclined to take risks, value pleasure very much. As a rule, they are easily excitable and are often prone to nervous disorders. In business, number 5 people tend to succeed and heal very quickly after failures. They have the best relationships with the owners of the same number.

The lucky day of the week for the number 5 is Thursday.

Your planet is Jupiter.

Advice: You are always directed only forward, although sometimes it is useful for you to see what is at hand.

Important:

Striving for freedom, liveliness, sociability.
A five makes a person sexy and nervous, adventurous and mobile. It encourages you to always be on the side of the law, to protect the weak, to reveal any injustice.

The five patronize rulers, missionaries, teachers, philosophers, lawyers, bosses and travelers.

Love and sex:

In their search for a sexual partner, these people usually show reckless courage and may have many romances before deciding on the final step.

They love to experiment in this area and take a wait-and-see attitude for a long time. Successful or unsuccessful will be their marriage or intimate relationship depends on the extent to which the partners understand each other and whether they are ready to fill their love affair with spiritual content. They are usually confused by the external manifestation of feelings.

Words play a more important role for them than caresses, kisses, and sometimes sex itself. But over the years, they understand that words alone are not enough for harmony.

Birth number for woman

Birth number 5 for a woman Such a woman is very attractive, artistic, charming. She is not indifferent to flattery, can be selfish, prone to flirting. She is very sensitive and acutely aware of her surroundings. She needs to be admired, respected, approved. She has a showy demeanor. It is impossible to resist her manifestations of tenderness and love. She is both sensual and soulful. She likes open relationships so that others can see the beauty and dignity of her chosen one. She is attracted to people with a certain life experience and sufficient intelligence. She herself makes a decision and acts in her own way. Don't hurt her feelings or try to control her habits. Such a woman seeks to participate in various events, evenings, to receive numerous guests in the house, to be a member of societies and clubs. She brings with her a vivid perception of life, a fresh wind of freedom. Her partner never knows what she is really thinking and what she will do in the next moment. In a love relationship, she is skillful. He takes care of those he loves. It is good if there is a pragmatic partner nearby who accepts and restrains this overflowing vital energy.

Birth number for a man

Birth number 5 for a man Confident, charming, independent man, does not like to ask and back down. His sexuality includes all five senses, especially the sense of touch. He is enjoying the present moment. Prefers peace and serenity, rather than drama or inspiration of aspiration. In love, he wants to see tangible results of his efforts. He enjoys being a leader in relationships when he is loved and respected. Lack of self-criticism, laziness are its negative sides. He needs a sociable woman, a relationship with whom would be open, with whom almost all issues can be discussed. In a woman, he is attracted by appearance, intellect, and the spiritual world. She should look attractive in the eyes of her friends. It is good if a woman shares or accepts his passion for travel and adventure. Pleasure and freedom of action are almost the main goal of his life. A woman who shows him her love, talks about her, treats him with delicious food, cherishes his pride, makes him comfortable, he will give sensual responsiveness and tender attention. He will fulfill her every need with thoroughness and knowledge of the matter. He is characterized by romance and generosity.

Birth number 6

Magnetic personality and great sex appeal. They can be physically imperfect, but at the same time they have a bright appearance and have a phenomenal charm. With their manners and mannerisms, they attract persons of the opposite sex to themselves, as a flame attracts moths. Romantics and idealists. Become almost slaves to their beloved. They are very sensitive to the atmosphere, they surround themselves with beautiful things, if they have enough money for it. The rich can become patrons of the arts.

All of these people live rich emotional lives. Their sex life is carefully balanced, they love in equal measure with body and soul. Ardent and passionate lovers. They love everything beautiful, aesthetes. Sincere in their affections, they do not betray their fans. They sigh for the ideal, but love real people. They think clearly, decisive and firm in the implementation of their plans. Their idealism and romanticism is organically combined with practicality and hard work in any business. They are close to ideal. They can go to extremes: their hatred for the betrayed is great. At the same time, their vindictiveness and hostility can increase over time to the extreme.

They should develop the ability to control their temperament. These people are good as friends, but you must be careful not to have them in your enemies. If they get angry, they can lose control of themselves. Having overcome this shortcoming, they can become the most pleasant people in communication and activity.
You should pay attention to the ear, throat, nose.

Pythagoras square or psychomatrix

The qualities listed in the cells of the square can be strong, average, weak or absent, it all depends on the number of digits in the cell.

Deciphering the Pythagorean Square (square cells)

Character, willpower - 3

Energy, charisma - 5

Knowledge, creativity - 0

Health, beauty - 1

Logic, intuition - 1

Diligence, skill - 1

Luck, luck - 0

Sense of Duty - 0

Memory, mind - 0

Deciphering the Pythagorean Square (lines, lines and diagonals of the square)

The higher the value, the more pronounced the quality.

Self-assessment (column "1-2-3") - 8

Making money (column "4-5-6") - 3

Talent potential (column "7-8-9") - 0

Purposefulness (line "1-4-7") - 4

Family (line "2-5-8") - 6

Stability (line "3-6-9") - 1

Spiritual potential (diagonal "1-5-9") - 4

Temperament (diagonal "3-5-7") - 1

Chinese zodiac sign Dragon

Every 2 years there is a change of the Elements of the year (fire, earth, metal, water, wood). The Chinese astrological system divides years into active, stormy (Yang) and passive, calm (Yin).

You The Dragon Elements Water of the Year Yang

Birth clock

24 hours correspond to the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The sign of the Chinese horoscope of birth, corresponding to the time of birth, therefore it is very important to know the exact time of birth, it has a strong effect on a person's character. It is argued that according to the birth horoscope, you can accurately find out the features of your character.

The most striking manifestation of the qualities of the hour of birth will take place if the symbol of the hour of birth coincides with the symbol of the year. For example, a person born in the year and hour of the Horse will display the maximum qualities prescribed for this sign.

Rat - 23:00 - 01:00
Bull - 1:00 - 3:00
Tiger - 3:00 - 5:00
Rabbit - 5:00 - 7:00
Dragon - 7:00 - 9:00
Snake - 09:00 - 11:00
Horse - 11:00 - 13:00
Goat - 13:00 - 15:00
Monkey - 15:00 - 17:00
Rooster - 17:00 - 19:00
Dog - 19:00 - 21:00
Pig - 21:00 - 23:00

European zodiac sign Sagittarius

Dates: 2013-11-23 -2013-12-21

The Four Elements and their Signs are distributed as follows: Fire(Aries, Leo and Sagittarius), Earth(Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), Air(Gemini, Libra and Aquarius) and Water(Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces). Since the elements help to describe the main traits of a person's character, by including them in our horoscope, they help to form a more complete picture of a particular person.

The peculiarities of this element are warmth and dryness, which are accompanied by metaphysical energy, life and its strength. There are 3 signs in the zodiac that have these qualities, the so-called. fire trigon (triangle): Aries, Leo, Sagittarius. The Fire Trigon is considered a creative trigone. Principle: action, activity, energy.
Fire is the main controlling force of instinct, spirit, thought and mind, forcing you to go forward, believe, hope, defend your beliefs. The main driving force of Fire is ambition. Fire gives zeal, impatience, carelessness, self-confidence, irascibility, impetuosity, impudence, courage, courage, belligerence. In the human body, it supports life, is responsible for the temperature regime and stimulates metabolism.
People in whose horoscopes the trigone of the element of Fire is highlighted have a choleric temperament. These people will never go unnoticed, they will achieve the recognition of others, especially in the environment that is close to them in spirit and connected with them ideologically. These people have a creative spirit and unshakable will, inexhaustible "Martian energy" and extraordinary punching power. The Fire Element imparts organizational talent, a thirst for action, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
The peculiarity of the people of this trigon is the ability to be inspired and be devoted to an idea, a cause, a partner, up to self-sacrifice. They are brave, courageous and courageous. The take-off of their souls and their inherent business activity help them reach the heights in both the spiritual and material spheres. They get real pleasure from their work, are proud of the results of their work and expect universal recognition.
People of Fire are innate leaders who love and know how to lead and order. They seem to be charged with a cosmic electrical voltage of a certain polarity, which is transmitted to others in the form of attraction or repulsion, which keeps the people around them in constant tension and excitement. Personal freedom, independence and independence, which is most dear to them, are trying to win at an early age. But there is one paradox: they do not like to obey and do not want to, but the ability to adapt to various circumstances is excellently developed in them.
They have strongly expressed such character traits as perseverance, perseverance, self-affirmation, willfulness, intransigence. Anyone who is associated with a person of the trigon of Fire by partnership knows well that these people always bend their own line. They may be the main conductors, the leading actors, but never the extras. It is simply impossible to subjugate them to someone else's will, only they will command the parade and lead, although often from behind the scenes. They recognize only a wise and just autocracy and most of all they hate despotism and tyranny in any of their forms.
People of the trigon of Fire at first quickly "light up", are inspired by new ideas and people, without much hesitation, immediately get involved in the business, involving all their surroundings in it to achieve their goal, which comes to them from the outside, or arises in themselves. But they also quickly cool off to an already begun, old business, if they are inspired by a new, more meaningful idea for them, or if the business takes on a protracted nature and requires constant efforts. These are people of a jerk, an impulse, waiting for them is like death. Fire is the creative force that can lift them up to the "seventh heaven" or "throw them into the abyss."
People belonging to the element of Fire must restrain their negative character traits, especially - fervor and impetuosity, belligerence and aggressiveness. They must avoid conflict situations and confrontation with the world around them, so as not to harm not their idea, for which they are fighting, not their cause, which they dream about.
Children of this trigone are difficult to educate, often do not lend themselves to education at all, and in order to have at least the slightest result in working with them, you have to apply specific methods of education. Violence and coercion are categorically excluded, since this causes stubbornness, obstinacy and resistance in them. You can approach them only with love and affection, with warmth and gentleness, it is very important to be fair with them, never deceive them, not belittle their self-esteem.

Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. The mutable cross is the cross of reason, connection, adaptation, distribution. The main quality is the transformation of the idea. He is always here and now, that is, in the present. It gives mobility, flexibility, adaptability, complaisance, duality. People in whose horoscopes the Sun, Moon, or most of the personal planets are in mutable signs, have diplomatic abilities. They have a flexible mind, subtle intuition. They tend to be very careful, prudent, alert and constantly on the alert, which helps them adapt to any situation. The main thing for them is to own information. When they feel not very competent or informed in any matter, they are great at dodging and dodging everyone and everything, although they are considered the most knowledgeable of the entire zodiac. They are sociable, courteous, talkative, and are interesting interlocutors. They easily and skillfully give up positions, admit their mistakes and blunders, agree with their opponents, interlocutors. People of the mutable cross strive for inner harmony, harmony, mediation and cooperation, but are subject to strong inner anxiety and outside influence. Their greatest passion is curiosity, which keeps them on the move. Their views and worldview are rather unstable and depend on the environment. They often lack their own point of view. This partly explains the reasons for their imbalance and inconstancy, changes in their lives. The true goals and plans of these people are difficult to predict, but they almost accurately guess the plans of others. They use every opportunity that can bring them benefit or profit, skillfully manage to get around the blows of fate. People of the mutable cross are natural born realists. To achieve their goal, they use numerous friends, acquaintances, neighbors, relatives, colleagues, even unfamiliar people. Life crises are easily experienced and quickly forgotten. If there is no direct path to a life goal, then they will go a roundabout way, pondering every step, bypassing all visible sharp corners, bypassing all pitfalls. In what they are helped by their natural cunning and cunning, flattery and deceit, the ability to cheat. Mutable signs will help out from any abnormal, unusual situation, such a situation will not make them nervous, they will only feel their element, in which they can finally act. At the same time, their psyche and nervous system are very unstable. Serious obstacles can quickly knock them out of action, knock them out of a rut and delay the achievement of the goal. In this case, they do not resist, but go with the flow.

Sagittarius is Fire in the third zone, Fire transforming, mutable, undergoing metamorphosis, in which the elements of the Earth appear. On the outer plane, Sagittarius has a lot of Fire, and on the inner plane, the element of the Earth begins to sound. The main forming planet of Sagittarius is Jupiter. The Sagittarius symbol is a Centaur with a bow and arrow, whose arrow is directed upward to the new, higher, spiritual.
This is a very interesting sign, complex and, to some extent, contradictory, even in designation: the Centaur is a man-horse. At best, it is a horse-man, at worst, it is a "finite-man", that is, you start with hooves, legs and somehow have "something" on top. Here there is a fusion of two hypostases, two halves: animal, human and the highest, spiritual hypostasis. The earth in this sign forms conservatism, a desire to protect the old and sometimes a reluctance to create a new one.

You are very impulsive and generally generous. Even with varying degrees of openness and closeness, you can have a very open soul. You can be overly frank and sociable, differ in independence, gambling and always strive for freedom. This is the manifestation of the element of Fire and its influence on the spiritual structure. At the inner level, the elements of the Earth are manifested in you, therefore in your actions you are often conservative, strive for what has already been accumulated and firmly established. If you enter a new field of activity or science, then only when there is already some stability there, a new platform has appeared. Headlong, in completely new circumstances, you will never go anywhere, so in extreme situations you protect everything old, everything traditional and solid - something you can rely on. You are capable, even in the name of the old, to destroy the new, the emerging, even that which appears in your inner world.
It should be noted that you usually plan your place under the Sun, knowing in advance where you will go, what you will do, plan your field of activity in life, and the combination of Earth and Fire gives you just inflexibility. In general, you are usually very fond of teaching, especially at the lowest, devoid of intelligence, level. In the case of higher development, this quality is hidden and is used more constructively. Therefore, among the Sagittarius we find many teachers and teachers. You can easily win over those around you.

You are most likely a charming person, and this, as a rule, is not related to appearance. You may be ugly, but charm comes from you. The smile that flashes on your face transforms you and ignites the whole environment. But, on the other hand, you are very scrupulous about your interests. When it comes to your personal interests, it is better not to deal with you, because in the lower and middle case, you will wake up the lower animal nature in yourself and can show the worst horse qualities: hitting your head, crouping, kicking. So in critical situations it is better not to mess with you.
When you work as a boss, the relationship with you is rather difficult, but in the high case, you can always find a common human language. If we talk about your worst manifestations, then it could be a love of rewards and honors. You love to “shoot” awards. In our history, there was such a Sagittarius - L.I.Brezhnev, and we all know and have seen what Sagittarius are who have reached the heights of power without having internal spiritual grounds for this. Streltsov has problems with speech, with the word, so the known Strelets Brezhnev spoke badly. In the highest case, you are a highly spiritual person, you can be a priest who adheres to the divine, cosmic hierarchy given from God. At an even higher level, you can even be a cosmic, high spiritual Teacher, a conductor of a cosmic high spiritual Law, a person who has a moral and spiritual right to teach. You are capable of being a missionary who unselfishly spreads spiritual knowledge. Without Streltsov, our world would become spiritually poor and flawed. At the intermediate level, a Sagittarius is a boss, often conservative, who gives orders with ease and loves to create ideological structures. At a low level, he is a bureaucrat, and he is characterized, on the one hand, by reverence and servility, and on the other, he can be an upstart and an adventurer who achieves his post by the most unseemly means. Your main spiritual problem is to work out the lower principle in yourself, to subjugate. " horse ”“ to man ”, because in the centaur the“ horse ”sometimes appears in the most terrible and indecent form. Your karmic task is to bring people a high ideology. You shoot your arrow into spiritual heights, and thus you gain access to spiritual knowledge and systems that you must carry out karmically in our physical manifestation.

Sagittarius country - Poland.
The famous politician Winston Churchill was a typical representative of the Sagittarius sign. He was outwardly rude, harsh and intolerant person, reflecting in this form the influence of Aries, and internally he withstood a very rigid structure, a clear position and iron conservatism of the elements of the Earth. It is interesting to note the fact that from the age of 17 Churchill knew astrology, knew his horoscope, his destiny and knew perfectly well that if he came to power, it would be only after 50 years. Therefore, up to this age, he was engaged in anything, just not politics, but calmly waited for his finest hour. And when that time came, he made a brilliant political career, literally in 2 years soared to the pinnacle of political power. Popes: Julius II, Leo X were also Sagittarius, these were people who, in their actions, in their worldview, adhered to established traditions, positions, a given course and a rather rigid spiritual hierarchy.

Born under the sign of Sagittarius: Aguilera, Aitmatov, Woody Allen, Basinger, Beethoven, Berlioz, Blok, Tycho Brahe, Bronevoy, Bruce Lee, Brezhnev, A. Vertinskaya, Lope de Vega, Versace, Volchek, Heine, Grebenshchikov, Disney, Jovovich, F. Konyukhov, Dm. Likhachev, Carnegie, P. Kaas, Krachkovskaya, Maslyakov, J. Mare, Makarevich, Mordyukova, Nikulin, Nekrasov, Nero, Ozzy Osbourne, Piaf, Papanin, Rilke, Spielberg, Stout, Sukachev, Maria Stewart, Britney Spears, Swift, Solzhenitsyn , Spinoza, Suvorov, Tina Turner, Tussauds, Tyutchev, Twain, Ugolnikov, Flaubert, Fet, Freundlich, Khazanov, J. Hendrix, Zweig, Churchill, R. Shchedrin, Engels, Eiffel.

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Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate

JOURNAL No. 105

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Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia about his official visit to the Jerusalem Patriarchate.

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On November 9-14, 2012, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church paid an official visit to the Jerusalem Patriarchate. The delegation accompanying His Holiness, in particular, included the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk and the head of the Administrative Secretariat, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk. Archbishop Mark of Berlin-German and Great Britain, head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, Archimandrite Isidor (Minaev) and the representative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Archimandrite Stephen (Dispirakis), also took part in the events of the visit.

Upon the arrival of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Holy Land, the Primates of the Jerusalem and Russian Orthodox Churches visited the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem. In the subsequent talks between the Primates of the two Churches, issues of the development of pilgrimage to the Holy Land from the Russian Orthodox Church and topics of pan-Orthodox interaction were touched upon.

On November 10, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill visited the Basilica at the burial place of the Mother of God in Gethsemane and the Basilica of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem, performed an all-night vigil at the Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Jerusalem on the 140th anniversary of the consecration of this temple. On the night of November 11, His Beatitude Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine Theophilos III and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Holy Sepulcher, and on November 12, the Primate of the Russian Church consecrated the Cathedral of the Gornensky Monastery in Jerusalem in the name of All Saints, in the Russian land shone.

Continuing his pilgrimage to the holy places, His Holiness visited the monastery of St. Mary Magdalene in Gethsemane and the Ascension nunnery on Mount Eleon, where he performed the funeral litia at the tomb of Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin).

His Holiness also visited the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor, the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the Monastery of the Twelve Apostles in Tiberias, the courtyard of the Russian Spiritual Mission in the name of St. Mary Magdalene in Galilee, the Russian Hospice House and the Greek Monastery of St. John the Baptist at the site of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Jordan River. On November 14, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill performed the rite of the great consecration of the water in the Jordan River.

During his visit to Israel and Palestine, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill held talks with President of Israel Shimon Peres, Head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas, Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat, Mayor of Nazareth Ramiz Jirassi, Chief Rabbis of Israel Shlomo Moshe Amar and Yona Metzger. In Jordan, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein of Jordan.

At the talks with the state leadership of Israel, Palestine and Jordan and the religious leaders of Israel, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church discussed issues of protecting the rights of the Christian population of the Middle East in connection with the destabilization of the political situation in the region.

During the visit, His Holiness honored the memory of the victims of fascism by visiting the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem. Primates of the Jerusalem and Russian Orthodox Churches took part in the presentation of the book by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill “Freedom and Responsibility: In Search of Harmony. Human rights and dignity of the individual ”translated into Hebrew and the almanac“ Russian Palestine: people and destinies ”, published by the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem. His Holiness donated to the Jerusalem Church a set of bells for the Church of St. John the Baptist in the city of Jaffa.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To thank God for the given joy of worshiping the shrines of Palestine, concelebration and fraternal communion of His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and all Palestine and the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

2. Express gratitude to His Beatitude for the hospitality shown in relation to the delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate.

3. To note the importance of the talks held between the Primates of the Jerusalem and Russian Churches.

JOURNAL No. 106

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Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia about his Primary visit to Belarus.

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On October 14, 2012, on the feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, accompanied by the head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk and assistant to the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Protodeacon Vladimir Nazarkin, arrived in the Republic of Belarus on a First Hierarchical visit.

At the national airport Minsk-2, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church was met by the head of the Belarusian Exarchate, Archbishop of Novogrudok and Lida Guriy, vicar of the Minsk diocese, Bishop Borisov Benjamin, head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus A.V. Kobyakov, Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs of the Republic of Belarus L.P. Gulyako, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus A.A. Surikov, clergy of the Belarusian Exarchate.

On the territory of the All Saints Church in Minsk, His Holiness, in the presence of the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk, members of the Synod of the Belarusian Exarchate, clergy and officials, led the opening ceremony of the monument to Patriarch Alexy II.

Then His Holiness Patriarch Kirill visited the memorial church in the name of All Saints and in memory of the victims who served to save the Fatherland, as well as the Minsk House of Mercy, next to which he consecrated the construction site of the gymnasium.

On the same day, President of Belarus A.G. Lukashenko, in the presence of the hierarchs of the Belarusian Exarchate and officials of the Republic of Belarus, awarded His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia with the Order of Friendship of Peoples "for his significant contribution to union building, strengthening friendly relations and the unity of the peoples of Belarus and Russia." His Holiness Vladyka thanked for the award and prayerfully wished God's blessings to the Belarusian people.

In the evening, the Primate of the Russian Church returned to Moscow.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

2. To thank the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for visiting the Republic of Belarus.

3. Express gratitude to the President of the Republic of Belarus A.G. Lukashenko, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk Filaret for the reception extended to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and those accompanying Him.

JOURNAL No. 107

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Announcement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the First Hierarchical visits to the Russian dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Since the previous meeting of the Holy Synod, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has paid visits to the following dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church on the territory of the Russian Federation:

October 28, 2012 - Kaluga;
December 6, 2012 - Moscow (regional);
from 12 to 13 December 2012 - Stavropol;
from 13 to 14 December 2012 - Pyatigorskaya;
from 21 to 23 December 2012 - Kaliningrad.

On October 28, 2012, as part of the celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of victory in the Patriotic War, the Primate's visit to the town of Maloyaroslavets, Kaluga Region, was held, where in October 1812 the Nikolsky Chernoostrovsky Monastery became the site of one of the decisive battles with Napoleon's troops.

At the Nikolsky Cathedral Church of the Nikolsky Chernoostrovsky Convent, His Holiness the Patriarch, co-served by Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsky Clement, Metropolitan of Simbirsky and Novospassky Proclus, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, Bishop of Lyudinovsky Nikita, the Metropolitan of St. after which Archimandrite Filaret (Konkov) was consecrated bishop of Barysh and Inzensky (Simbirsk Metropolia).

The service was attended by the governor of the Kaluga region A.D. Artamonov, officials of the Kaluga and Ulyanovsk regions.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness inspected the gymnasium and the orphanage operating at the monastery, consecrated the chapel-chapel in honor of the Archangel Michael, erected on the 200th anniversary of the victory at the site of M.I. Kutuzov, performed a memorial service at the Monument of Glory, erected in memory of those who fell in the Patriotic War of 1812, and addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.

On the same day, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill returned to Moscow.

December 6, 2012, on the day of remembrance of the holy blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, co-served by Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna, the manager of the affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Barsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia, Metropolitan Markai of Vyatka and Sloboda (Bishop Vostryakov), Bishop Tikhon of Vidnovsk, Bishop Roman of Serpukhov, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, Bishop Nikolai Balashikha, Bishop Constantine of Zaraysk, the clergy of the city of Moscow, the Moscow region and the Vyatka Metropolitanate of the city of Nevorsk, which he headed the Divine Tour in Alexandro Archimandrite Paisiy (Kuznetsov) was ordained as Bishop of Yaransk and Luz (Vyatka Metropolis).

Acting Governor of the Moscow Region A.Yu. Vorobiev, officials of the Moscow and Kirov regions.

After the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness held a conversation with the Acting Governor of the Moscow Region A.Yu. Vorobyov, after which a wreath-laying ceremony took place at the memorial to those who died during the Great Patriotic War. At the Memorial of Military Glory, His Holiness Vladyka talked to the veterans. Accompanied by Metropolitan Juvenaly, His Holiness visited in Yegoryevsk the church of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow, the city cemetery, where he honored the memory of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov )'s relative, Archpriest Theodore Khitrov, and then visited the Holy Trinity Mariinsky convent in the city of Yegoriev.

On December 12, 2012, the Primate of the Russian Church, accompanied by the manager of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Varsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia, the head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Information Department V.R. Legoydy arrived in Stavropol.

His Holiness Vladyka took part in the work of the Stavropol Forum of the World Russian People's Council, visited the Church of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, where he addressed the teachers and students of the Stavropol Theological Seminary, talked about modern diocesan life with the bishops of the dioceses located within the borders of the Southern and North Caucasus districts. At the end of the meeting, the participants paid tribute to the memory of the bishops who headed the Stavropol diocese and were buried near the walls of St. Andrew's Church.

On December 13, on the day of memory of the holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, co-served by the Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Saransk and Mordovia Barsanuphius, Metropolitan German of Volgograd and Kamyshin, Metropolitan of Yekaterinodar and Kuban, Isidor and Novocherkassk Mercury, Metropolitan of Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust Theophanes, chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks, Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Archbishop Jonah of Astrakhan and Enotayev, Archbishop of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala Bishop Zosimon of Astrakhan and Makhachkala, Zosim of Azerbaijan, Archbishop of Astrakhan and Makhachkala, Zosim of Azerbaijan, Archbishop of Makhachkala and Makhachkala, Circassian Theophylact, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, Bishop of Elista and Kalmyk Go Zinovy, Bishop Herman of Yeisk, Bishop Ignatius of Shakhtinsky and Millerovsky, Bishop Cornelius of Volgodonsk and Salsk, Bishop Elisha of Uryupinsky and Novoanninsky, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between the Church and the Society of Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, the clergy of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Moscow and Stavropolis Stavropol and led the Divine Liturgy there, followed by the consecration of Archimandrite Gedeon (Gubka) as Bishop of St. George and Praskoveisk (Stavropol Metropolitanate).

The head of the Synodal Information Department V.R. Legoyda, Governor of the Stavropol Territory V.G. Zerenkov, officials of the regional administration, participants of the Stavropol Forum of the World Russian People's Council, rectors, teachers and students of higher educational institutions of the Stavropol Territory, Cossacks of the Terek army, students of cadet corps, numerous believers. The service was broadcast on local television and on the Internet, as well as on monitors installed on the square in front of the cathedral. After the divine service, the Primate of the Russian Church addressed those present with the First Hierarchical Address, and also announced a decree granting the status of a cathedral to the Kazan Cathedral in Stavropol. On the same day, His Holiness departed for the Pyatigorsk diocese.

On December 13, at the airport of Mineralnye Vody, His Holiness was met by Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Circassian Theophylact, the head of Kabardino-Balkaria A.B. Kanokov, head of Karachay-Cherkessia R.B. Temrezov, clergy of the Pyatigorsk diocese.

From the airport, His Holiness Vladyka went to the city of Kislovodsk, where the Primate of the Russian Church met with the muftis of the regions that make up the North Caucasian Federal District. As a result of the meeting, which was also attended by the head of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Varsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia, Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Archbishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala, Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Cherkessk Theophylact, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Synagogue of the Episcopal Church of Moscow Churches and Societies Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Information Department V.R. Legoyda, head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Dagestan A.M. Abdullaev, head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Stavropol Territory M.Z. Rakhimov, Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Kh.Kh. Gatsalov, Chairman of the Spiritual Center of Muslims of the Republic of Ingushetia I.B. Khamkhoev, Chairman of the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus I.A. Berdiev, Deputy Chairman of the Coordination Center for Muslims of the North Caucasus M.Kh. Albogachiev, plenipotentiary representative of the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus in Moscow Sh.A. Pshikhachev, a joint declaration was signed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the heads of the Spiritual Directorates of the Muslims of the North Caucasus.

On December 14, 2012, in Pyatigorsk, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, co-served by the Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Saransk and Mordovia Barsanuphius, Metropolitan of Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust Theophanes, Chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks, Metropolitan of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssky of Baku, Archbishop of Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk of Azerbaijan Alexander, Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Circassian Theophylact, head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, Bishop Gedeon of St. font, and led the Divine Liturgy in it.

Plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation A.G. Khloponin, Governor of the Stavropol Territory V.G. Zerenkov, heads of state structures of the Stavropol Territory, benefactors and builders who participated in the creation of the Spassky Cathedral.

At the end of the divine service, the Primate of the Russian Church addressed the worshipers with the Primate's word and announced a decree granting the status of a cathedral to the Spassky Cathedral in Pyatigorsk.

On the same day, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, with the participation of the Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Saransk and Mordovia Barsanuphius, Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Archbishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala, Bishop of Pyatigorsk and Solnechnogo of the Church of St. relations between the Church and society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Information Department V.R. Legoyda, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District A.G. Khloponin held a meeting with the heads of the regions of the North Caucasus: President of the Republic of Dagestan M.M. Magomedov, President of the Republic of Ingushetia Yu.B. Evkurov, President of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic A.B. Kanokov, the head of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic R.B. Temrezov, the head of the Chechen Republic R.A. Kadyrov, Governor of the Stavropol Territory V.G. Zerenkov, Chairman of the Government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania S.K. Takoev.

On the evening of December 21, 2012, His Holiness, accompanied by the Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Saransk and Mordovia Barsanuphius, and the head of the Administrative Secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, arrived in Kaliningrad.

On December 22, 2012, a diocesan meeting was held in the conference hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the city of Kaliningrad. During the meeting, the ruling bishop of the Kaliningrad diocese, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, informed the audience about the activities of the Holy Synod and the Supreme Church Council and stressed the importance of implementing at the diocesan level the church-wide decisions taken by the church government. After discussing topical issues of diocesan life, His Holiness listened to the opinion of the clergy on specific issues and gave a number of instructions.

Then the consecration of the new building of the gymnasium at the cathedral took place.

On the same day, at the Kaliningrad diocesan administration, the Primate of the Russian Church met with the governor of the Kaliningrad region N.N. Tsukanov and discussed issues of interaction between the Kaliningrad diocese and the regional leadership.

Then His Holiness Vladyka, accompanied by the vicar of the Kaliningrad diocese, Bishop Seraphim of the Baltic, the governor of the Kaliningrad region N.N. Tsukanov and the mayor of the city of Kaliningrad A.G. Yaroshuk visited the church under construction in the name of the holy unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in the village named after A. Kosmodemyansky (Central District of Kaliningrad) and the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos on Kievskaya Street, where he visited a building that was recently handed over to the parish, which had been left in desolation for many years, and has now been renovated and is used as a parish center.

In the evening, on the eve of the 29th Week after Pentecost, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated an all-night vigil in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the city of Kaliningrad, and the next day, December 23, 2012, the Divine Liturgy, followed by Bishop of Urzhum and Omutninsky (Vyatka Metropolis) Archimandrite Daniel (Kuznetsov) was ordained. The Primate of the Russian Church was co-served by the Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Saransk and Mordovia Barsanuphius, Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Sloboda, Bishop Seraphim of the Baltic, Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, Bishop of Yarani and Luzia, Metropolitan Bishop of St.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Take note of the message.

2. To thank the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church for the labors and the joy of prayer fellowship brought to archpastors, pastors, monastics and laity.

3. Express gratitude to Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna, Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsky, Metropolitan Kirill of Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk, Bishop Feofilakt of Pyatigorsk and Circassian, Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasian Federal District of the Government of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. Khloponin, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region N.N. Tsukanov, the governor of the Kaluga region A.D. Artamonov, Acting Governor of the Moscow Region A.Yu. Vorobyov, Governor of the Stavropol Territory V.G. Zerenkov for the attention and warm welcome extended to the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church and those accompanying him.

JOURNAL No. 108

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on the participation of the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the funeral service of His Holiness Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria.

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An official delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church headed by Metropolitan Vikentiy of Central Asia took part in the events related to the burial of the newly reposed Patriarch. The delegation also included the rector of the Compound of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sofia, Hegumen Philip (Vasiltsev) and an employee of the Department for External Church Relations, Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov).

On November 8, members of the delegation concelebrated with the hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches at the Divine Liturgy at the Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the funeral service for Patriarch Maximus of Bulgaria was performed, led by His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Holiness Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia, His Beatitude Archbishop Jerome of Athens and All Hellas and His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasius of Tirana and All Albania. On the same day, the coffin with the body of Patriarch Maxim was transported to the Trojan Stavropegic Monastery, where the burial of the deceased Primate took place.

The primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches read out condolences to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Church. The message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was read by Metropolitan Vikenty of Central Asia.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To take note of the report.

2. To raise prayers to the Lord for the repose in the heavenly villages of the newly reposed Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria.

JOURNAL No. 109

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On December 5, 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV of Great Antioch and the whole East reposed in the Lord.

His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, His Beatitude Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania, Anastasius, a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archbishop Volodymyr Volodymyr of the Church of St. The Antiochian Orthodox Church, hierarchs from other Local Orthodox Churches who arrived in Beirut as part of official delegations.

On the same day, the coffin with the body of the blessed Patriarch Ignatius was transported to Damascus. On December 10, his remains were buried in the tomb of the Antiochian Patriarchs on the territory of the Assumption Cathedral in the capital of Syria.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To take note of the report.

2. To raise prayers to the Lord for the repose of Patriarch Ignatius of Antioch in the villages of the righteous.

JOURNAL No. 110

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Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the work of the Supreme Church Council in 2012.

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In 2012, six meetings of the Supreme Church Council were held, during which current issues of church life, coordination of the activities of synodal institutions, as well as the implementation of the decisions of the Bishops' Council, the Holy Synod, Patriarchal decrees and orders were discussed.

At the meeting of the Supreme Church Council on February 6, 2012, the work plans of the synodal institutions for 2012 were discussed and adopted, which then received the approval of the Holy Synod (journal No. 3 of March 15, 2012).

On April 3, 2012, the Supreme Church Council called on the hierarchs, pastors and laity on April 22, the day of remembrance of the assurances of the Apostle Thomas, to perform a prayer service and stand in defense of the faith, desecrated shrines, the Church and her good name in all cathedrals of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church. In front of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the solemn service was led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. In connection with the court verdict in the case of persons who desecrated the sacred space of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, on August 17, 2012, the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church issued a statement.

The result of the work of the Supreme Church Council was the approval of the following documents: "Regulations on the exhibition activities of the Russian Orthodox Church", "Regulations on the International Christmas educational readings", "Model program for traditional spiritual and moral education, development and socialization of students in Cossack children's buildings", " Of the Charter of the Cossack Society "," Regulations on the Youth Council of the Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church "," Church Educational Standard for the Training of Catechists "," Regulations on issuing a submission from the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis "," Regulations on the certification of catechists ".

With the participation of members of the Supreme Church Council, "Recommendations for the activities of the assistant dean (in the social, missionary, catechetical, youth direction)", "Recommendations for the activities of the assistant rector (in the social, missionary, catechetical, youth direction)", "Regulations on the college diocesan department (social, missionary, catechetical, youth direction). "

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Take note of the message.

2. To approve the decisions of the Supreme Church Council in 2012.

JOURNAL No. 111

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Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia about the plenum of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church held in Moscow.

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From 22 to 23 November 2012, plenary sessions of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church were held in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

The day before, on November 21, 2012, the Presidium of the Inter-Council Presence met at the Patriarchal and Synodal Residences in the Moscow Danilov Monastery. He studied the amendments proposed by the drafting committee, formulated as a result of the general Church discussion in 2012 on six draft documents. The draft "Regulations on Monasteries and Monasticism" was returned for revision to the specialized commission, and the rest of the projects concerning the introduction of additions and changes to the Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church, the position of the Church in connection with the emergence and prospects of development of new technologies of personal identification, the position of the Church on the reform of the family rights and problems of juvenile justice ", the position of the Church on topical environmental problems, as well as the principles of rehabilitation of drug addicts in the Russian Orthodox Church, were submitted to the plenum for consideration. Also, the presidium approved a list of topics that the commissions should study in the future.

On November 22, the members of the Inter-Council Presence summed up the results of the work of this deliberative body since the previous plenary session. As His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said in his report, after the 2011 plenum, the Commissions of the Presence continued to study topical issues that the 2011 Council of Bishops paid close attention to.

“Thus, following the example of the document on the organization of social service at the general church, diocesan, deanery and parish levels, documents on youth, missionary and catechetical ministry were created,” His Holiness informed. These documents were adopted by the Holy Synod in 2011 (journal No. 116 of October 5-6, 2011 and journal No. 152 of December 27-28, 2011).

His Holiness recalled that “in continuation of the theme of the participation of clergymen in political activities, the position of the Holy Synod was formulated on the procedure for nominating, in exceptional cases, candidates for the elections by clergymen and on the inadmissibility of their participation in the activities of political parties. In addition, the members of the Inter-Council Presence created synodal documents regulating the interaction of dioceses united in metropolises, as well as documents regulating the ministry of vicars and the organization of vicariates. "

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that "synodal institutions, continuing to reflect on the development of church life in line with the initiative of the Inter-Council Presence, have created a whole body of documents: from recommendations to the activities of church officials of various orientations to provisions on organizing mutual aid funds in dioceses."

In conclusion, His Holiness presented to the plenary members the procedure for discussing documents at the plenary session, after which the plenary discussions began.

Six draft documents were considered in six plenary sessions. As a result of the discussions, it was decided to submit the document "On the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the rehabilitation of drug addicts" for consideration by the Holy Synod. With regard to the rest of the documents, the plenum decided to ask the Holy Synod to submit them for consideration by the Council of Bishops on February 2-5, 2013.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To express satisfaction with the activities of the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church, which contributes to the comprehension of the issues facing the Church and society today, proposals are being drawn up for the development of church life.

2. To thank His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia for tireless work in guiding the Inter-Council presence and the formation of a debatable culture in the Russian Orthodox Church.

3. Submit the following draft documents for consideration by the Council of Bishops on February 2-5, 2013:

“Regulations on the election of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia” (in four versions);
proposals for changes in the Statutes of the Russian Orthodox Church in connection with the clarification of the powers of the Local and Bishops' Council and the "Regulations on the composition of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church";
"On the position of the Church in connection with the development of technologies for recording and processing personal data";
"The position of the Russian Orthodox Church on the reform of family law and problems of juvenile justice";
"The position of the Russian Orthodox Church on topical environmental problems."

JOURNAL No. 112

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C Communication from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the celebration of memorable dates in 2012.

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In 2012, the Russian Orthodox Church took part in the celebration of a number of important memorable dates: the 1150th anniversary of the formation of the Russian state, the 400th anniversary of the overcoming of the Russian Troubles and the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. In the spring of 2012, by order of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, an organizing committee was formed to celebrate anniversaries in 2012. Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna was appointed chairman of the organizing committee.

As part of the celebration of the 1150th anniversary of the formation of the Russian state, on September 19, 2012, the All-Russian scientific and public conference "Russian statehood: historical traditions and challenges of the XXI century" was opened in Veliky Novgorod. Greetings from the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin and His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. From 21 to 23 September, with the participation of the clergy of the Novgorod diocese, jubilee celebrations dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the birth of Russian statehood took place. From October 1 to October 2, within the framework of the XVI World Russian People's Council in Moscow, a conference was held “History of Russia - the history of otnosheniya. Problems of Patriotism in Modern Russia ”. The theme of the 1150th anniversary of the formation of the Russian state was reflected in the exhibition-forum "Orthodox Russia - to the Day of National Unity" held in November in Moscow: in a special exposition, as well as in the conference "1150th Anniversary of Russian Statehood. Lessons from History and Relations between People and Power ”, organized by the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society with the participation of representatives of the clergy, government officials, church and secular universities, and public organizations.

On March 3, 2012, on the day of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the repose of the Hieromartyr Patriarch Hermogenes, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill led the ceremony of laying a monument to St. Hermogenes in the Alexander Garden near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the episcopate and clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, residents of Moscow and guests of the capital.

On May 3, 2012, His Holiness Vladyka chaired the conciliar hearings of the World Russian People's Council on the topic “Patriarch Germogen, Russian clergy and the Church in serving the Fatherland”. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the participants in the hearings with a speech dedicated to the significance of the feat of the Patriarch-Martyr and overcoming the Troubles for our time.

On November 4, 2012, on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, on the Day of National Unity and the 400th anniversary of overcoming the Troubles, His Holiness, co-served by the archpastors and clergy of the city of Moscow, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The service was attended by the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation A.D. Zhukov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the target complex program “Spiritual and moral culture of the rising generation of Russia” S.V. Medvedev. Then His Holiness headed the opening of the XI church-public exhibition-forum "Orthodox Russia - on the Day of National Unity" in the Central Exhibition Hall "Manezh", during which the greeting of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin.

On the same day, the President of Russia and the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church laid flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky on Red Square in Moscow. Leaders of traditional religious communities of Russia took part in the ceremony.

During the exhibition-forum "Orthodox Russia - on the Day of National Unity", the results of the All-Russian open competition for the best architectural and sculptural design of the monument to Patriarch Germogen were presented, and the conference "Hieromartyr Patriarch Hermogenes: feat - glorification - veneration" was held, in which clergymen, historians, writers, ethnographers, journalists, representatives of public and youth organizations. An exposition dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812 and the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the defense of the Motherland from the Napoleonic invasion was also formed. Within the framework of the forum, the conference “200th Anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. The role of the Church in preserving the Fatherland yesterday and today ”.

During the festivities dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory of Russia in the Patriotic War of 1812, several events were held in different cities of Russia related to the events of two hundred years ago. So, from July 28 to August 2, a procession with the miraculous Smolensk image of the Mother of God took place in the Smolensk region, in front of which Field Marshal M.I. Kutuzov and the Russian army at the Borodino field. On September 8, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia led a divine service in the Spaso-Borodino Monastery in front of the same icon, solemnly brought from Smolensk. Then His Holiness led the procession to the Rayevsky battery on the Borodino battlefield.

The next day, September 9, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, with the assembly of the episcopate and with the participation of all the clergy of the Moscow city and regional diocese, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and a procession around the church, which is a monument to the heroes of 1812. During the procession, the Smolensk image of the Queen of Heaven, brought from the Savior-Borodino monastery the day before, was carried away.

On October 28, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill led the Divine Liturgy at the Nikolsky Chernoostrovsky Convent of the Kaluga Diocese in the town of Maloyaroslavets, near which one of the decisive battles with Napoleon's troops took place. His Holiness consecrated a chapel-chapel in the name of the Archangel Michael, erected on the site of the headquarters of M.I. Kutuzov.

Also among the commemorative events - from 14 to 16 June in Moscow, the congress gathered the descendants of the participants in the Patriotic War of 1812; On August 2, in the village of Krasny, Smolensk Region, a restored monument to the heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812, destroyed in the 1930s, was unveiled; From 3 to 8 September, the Borodino Field Museum-Reserve hosted the International Scientific Conference “This Day Will Be an Eternal Monument”; On September 16, in Podolsk near Moscow, a divine service and the opening of the "Altar of the Fatherland" exhibition, consecration of the monument to M.I. Kutuzov; On September 24 in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra a holiday and exhibition “Ukraine in the war of 1812; On October 7, celebrations were organized in the Kaluga diocese to commemorate the Battle of Tarutino; From 23 to 25 November, a memorable holiday dedicated to the Battle of the Berezina River was held in the city of Borisov, Republic of Belarus.

On the days of church-wide celebrations timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812, a prayer service was performed in all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church according to a special rite.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Having taken the message into consideration, thank the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, the chairman and members of the organizing committee for celebrating anniversaries in 2012, as well as the archpastors, pastors, monastics and laity for the efforts of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, who took an active part in the preparation and holding of the anniversary events.

2. Express satisfaction with the broad participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the celebrations dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the formation of the Russian state, the 400th anniversary of the overcoming of the Russian Troubles and the 200th anniversary of the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812.

3. To note the importance of drawing attention to the listed historical events, the memory of which not only fosters respect for the past, but also helps to find the right path to the future, in loyalty to the Orthodox Church and the Fatherland, in adherence to those ideals and principles of the Orthodox faith that have formed the people of the historical Rus.

JOURNAL No. 113

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Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Head of the World Russian People's Council, on the holding of the 16th World Russian People's Council in Moscow.

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From October 1 to October 2, 2012, the XVI World Russian People's Council “Frontiers of History - Frontiers of Russia” was held in Moscow. In total, over two days of work, about four thousand people from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, and a number of other CIS and Baltic countries took part in the Cathedral.

The opening ceremony in the Church Hall of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was led by the Head of the World Russian People's Council, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who addressed the participants of the Council with a welcoming speech. Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation S. B. Ivanov read out the greeting of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin. Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation V.R. Medinsky read out the greetings of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev. The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V.I. Matvienko.

Welcoming messages were also delivered to the participants of the Council of the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation S.E. Naryshkin and Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation D.V. Livanov. Head of the Department of Interregional Cooperation, Ethnic Policy and Relations with Religious Organizations of the City of Moscow Yu. Artyukh read out a greeting from the mayor of the Russian capital S.S. Sobyanin. At the first plenary session of the Council, the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District A.D. Beglov.

As part of the activities of the Cathedral, work took place in sections and conferences on the topics: "Contemporary literature in the context of national history", "Reverend Sergius - the unifier of the Russian lands", "The history of Russia - the history of love of love. Problems of Patriotism in Contemporary Russia ”,“ Women's Holiness in Russia: Past and Present ”,“ N.Ya. Danilevsky - the founder of the civilizational method in the study of history "," The role of cultural and spiritual traditions in the social cohesion of society "," The spiritual feat of Saints Equal to the Apostles Constantine and Helena - the beginning and triumph of the Christian world in the history of mankind "," Fantastic literature and computer games as a means of patriotic education "," Revived history: a look into the future. "

At the final meeting of the XVI World Russian People's Council, reports of the section leaders were heard, and the Soborno Word was adopted.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Express satisfaction in connection with the XVI World Russian People's Council being held in Moscow, noting the high organizational, representative and intellectual level of the forum.

2. To take note of the Council Word of the XVI World Russian People's Council.

3. To consider it important to popularize the Cathedral Word and its broad discussion with representatives of the state and society.

4. Express gratitude for the efforts of the participants in the Council, members of the Bureau of the Presidium of the ARNS, as well as church institutions and secular organizations that helped in the preparation and conduct of the Council.

JOURNAL No. 114

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Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia about the conference "Theology in Universities: Interaction of Church, State and Society."

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With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, from 28 to 29 November 2012, a meeting of the ruling bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, representatives of central and regional authorities, leaders of church educational institutions, rectors of state universities, and leaders of theological programs was held in Moscow. The main task of the meeting was to expand the experience of teaching theology in state educational institutions on the basis of church-state partnership.

The plenary session was opened by the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. In his report, His Holiness Vladyka summed up the results of the first two decades of the development of university theological education in Russia, emphasizing the need for normative support of partnership between the state and religious confessions in the development of theological education; development and adoption of a long-term plan for organizational and financial support of theological higher education as a single system; as well as the prompt solution of the issue of introducing theology into the nomenclature of specialties of scientific workers of the Russian Federation.

Sectional sessions were held on November 29. The work of the section "Church, Society, University: Models and Strategies of Interaction" was headed by Bishop Theophylact of Pyatigorsk and Circassian and Rector of Ryazan State University named after S.А. Yesenina I.M. Sheina. The section "Theology: from bachelor's degree to a scientific center" worked under the leadership of the chairman of the Study Committee at the Holy Synod, the rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, Archbishop Eugene of Vereya, and the rector of the St. Tikhon Orthodox University for the Humanities, Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov.

After the work of the sections was over, the final plenary session was held under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, at which the reports of the section leaders were heard and the final document was adopted.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Take note of the message.

2. Express satisfaction with the results of the conference "Theology in Universities: Interaction between Church, State and Society."

3. To approve the final document of the meeting.

4. Create an interdepartmental coordination group for teaching theology in universities in the following composition:

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Rector of the All-Church Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies named after Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal to the Apostles, Chairman;
Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk, Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis;
Archbishop Eugene of Vereya, Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Holy Synod, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy;
Bishop Ambrose of Gatchina, Rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy;
Archpriest Vladimir Shmaliy, Secretary of the Synodal Biblical and Theological Commission, Vice-Rector of the Church-wide Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies named after Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal to the Apostles, - secretary.

JOURNAL No. 115

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on the London conference of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church who exercise their ministry outside its canonical territory.

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With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, from October 19 to October 21, 2012, a conference of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church serving in the far abroad was held in London (as part of the year celebrating the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Church Abroad) ...

The participants of the meeting made reports on the state of affairs in the regions of their ministry, focusing especially on the issues of interaction between dioceses and parishes, as well as on the analysis of the results of the five-year period that has passed since the restoration of the canonical unity of the Local Russian Orthodox Church.

The conference discussed the prospects for joint pastoral work, discussed issues of external and internal mission, liturgical practice. Based on the results of the meetings, a final document was adopted.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To note the positive significance of the conference for strengthening the unity of the Russian Orthodox Church, restored as a result of the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion.

2. Consider it useful to hold similar conferences in the future to coordinate pastoral and missionary work, as well as to discuss other topical issues in the life of the foreign dioceses of the Moscow Patriarchate.

JOURNAL No. 116

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Report of His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on the VI Assembly of the Russian World.

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On November 3, 2012 in Moscow, in the Column Hall of the House of Unions, meetings of the VI Assembly of the Russian World were held. The greeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the opening ceremony was announced by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk.

The VI Assembly was attended by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D.A. Medvedev, famous Russian and foreign public and political figures, representatives of the creative and scientific intelligentsia, organizations of compatriots abroad, teachers of the Russian language, diplomats, experts - more than 1000 people from 81 countries of the world.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

Take note of the report.

JOURNAL No. 117

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on the first meeting of the joint working group of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Department of Religious Affairs of the Turkish Republic.

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From 14 to 16 December 2012, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church headed by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, visited Turkey. The delegation included, in particular, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations, and Archpriest Nikolai Balashov, Deputy Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations.

On December 14, 2012, in Ankara, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with the head of the Department of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Germez. The next day, a meeting of the joint working group of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Department of Religious Affairs of Turkey took place. The participants in the meeting discussed topics on the search for ways to counter extremism, strengthening interreligious peace, protecting the rights of religious minorities, and developing the pilgrimage of Orthodox believers to the shrines of Turkey.

On December 16, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations met with His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in Istanbul. During the conversation, issues of bilateral relations between the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Moscow, topics of a general Orthodox nature were touched upon.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

JOURNAL No. 118

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on his participation in the work of the coordinating committee of the Mixed Commission for Theological Dialogue between Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church.

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From 19 to 23 November 2012, a meeting of the coordinating committee of the Mixed Commission on Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches was held in Paris, dedicated to the continuation of the work on the draft document on the topic: "Unity and primacy". Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk took part in the committee meetings as a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To take note of the report.

2. To approve the position of the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church at the meeting of the coordinating committee of the Mixed Commission on Theological Dialogue between the Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church.

JOURNAL No. 119

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on the meeting of the XII session of the Russian-German Forum "Petersburg Dialogue".

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From 14 to 16 November 2012 in Moscow with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin and Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany A. Merkel hosted the XII session of the Petersburg Dialogue forum, dedicated to the theme “Russia and Germany: Information Society Facing the Challenges of the XXI Century”.

Within the framework of the forum, a meeting of the "Churches in Europe" working group took place, at which the topic "A man between the virtual world and reality." Chances and Risks of the Information Society from a Christian Point of View ”. The meeting was attended by a delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate headed by Archbishop Longin of Klin, the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Germany.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

Take note of the report.

JOURNAL No. 120

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on theological interviews of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Church in Germany.

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As part of the dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Church of Germany, from 9 to 11 December 2012, bilateral theological interviews of representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Evangelical Church in Germany took place in Rostov-on-Don. The interviews were devoted to the topic “Christian churches in a multicultural society”.

In accordance with the decision of the Holy Synod of June 6, 2012 (magazine No. 39), the delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church was headed by the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury, chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, also took part in the dialogue sessions. The delegation of the Evangelical Church in Germany was chaired by Bishop Martin Schindehütte. Following the meeting, a joint communique was adopted.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Take note of the report and communiqué of the interview.

2. To approve the position of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church at theological interviews with the Evangelical Church in Germany.

JOURNAL No. 121

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Report by His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations, on his visits to Mount Athos, Rome, as well as the United States of America, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in October-November 2012, His Grace Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visited Greece, the Vatican, the United States of America, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From 9 to 11 October, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations took place on a pilgrimage trip to Mount Athos. Archbishop Feognost of Sergiev Posad and Bishop Feofilakt of Dmitrov also took part in the trip. The pilgrims visited the Russian monastery of Panteleimon on Mount Athos, the Protatus of Mount Athos, the Iversky monastery, the Kostamonit, Khilandar, and Zograf monasteries. As part of the trip, Divine Liturgies were performed in the Khilandar and Panteleimon monasteries, communication with the protistat of Athos and with the Athos brethren took place.

From October 16 to 17, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk was present as a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church at meetings of the XIII Synod of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church, which took place in Rome from October 7 to 28. At the meeting on October 16, His Grace Hilarion, in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI, addressed the Synod participants with a welcoming speech, in which he emphasized the need for Orthodox-Catholic cooperation to counter discrimination against Christians in the Middle East and North Africa.

During his visit to Rome, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations met with Pope Benedict XVI, Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal Kurt Koch, Chairman of the Pontifical Council for Culture Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig family by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia and other hierarchs who took part in the work of the Synod. During these meetings, the current state of the Orthodox-Catholic dialogue and other issues of mutual interest were discussed.

From October 22 to November 3, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk made a trip to the United States of America, during which, on October 23, the hierarch took part in a meeting of the III Committee of the United Nations, specializing in human rights and social issues. Vladyka Hilarion made a presentation on the topic “Countering discrimination against Christians in the world as a contribution to the development of the concept of human rights,” in which he told the representatives of more than 150 countries who had gathered at the meeting about the facts of oppression and discrimination against Christians in different countries of the world.

The Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations held bilateral meetings with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Chairman of the 67th General Assembly of the United Nations Vuk Yeremich and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations V. Churkin.

As part of his trip to the United States of America, Metropolitan Hilarion met with Archbishop Demetrius of America (Patriarchate of Constantinople), Metropolitan Philip of North America (Patriarchate of Antioch), and a number of hierarchs of the Orthodox Church in America.

On October 25, Vladyka Hilarion met with participants in the dialogue between the Anglican Church in North America and the Orthodox Church in America, which was held at the Anglo-Catholic Seminary of Nashota House (Wisconsin). The next day, an academic act took place at the Nashota House seminary, at which Metropolitan Hilarion delivered a lecture. Also on October 31, the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations spoke at Villanova University, one of the oldest educational institutions in the United States of America.

From 16 to 18 November, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visited within the Serbian Orthodox Church - in Belgrade and Banja Luka.

In Belgrade, the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations was received by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia. During the conversation, the sides discussed topical issues of inter-Orthodox relations, the course of implementation of joint projects of the two Local Orthodox Churches and other topics of mutual interest. Vladyka Hilarion concelebrated with His Holiness Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Archangel of God Michael, took part in the consecration of the bell tower of the Iberian chapel and the restored burials of the Russian necropolis in Belgrade.

The Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations met with the President of Serbia T. Nikolic and the Prime Minister of Serbia I. Dacic. In Banja Luka, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk met with President of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) M. Dodik and Bishop Ephraim of Banja Luka.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To take note of the report.

2. Continue cooperation with the United Nations and other international organizations in combating discrimination against Christians.

JOURNAL No. 122

LISTENED:

Report by Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, on holding a meeting of the Interreligious Council of Russia.

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On November 19, 2012, a meeting of the Interreligious Council of Russia took place in the Danilovsky hotel complex, dedicated to the topics of anti-terrorist protection of citizens, including clergymen, as well as the moral assessment of traffic violations.

The Council was attended by: Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, Chief Rabbi of Russia A.S. Shaevich, representative of the Central Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Russia, Mufti Albir Krganov, Permanent Representative in Moscow of the Buddhist Traditional Sangha of Russia Sanjay Lama, Permanent Representative of the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus Shafig Pshikhachev, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia A.M. Boroda, head of the Congress of Jewish Communities and Organizations of Russia Z.L. Kogan, Deputy Head of the Council of Muftis of Russia Haris Saubyanov.

The meeting was attended by representatives of state authorities: Deputy Head of the Department for the Protection of Public Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia D.A. Belyaev and Deputy Head of the Directorate of Legal Regulation and Promotion of Road Safety of the Main Directorate for Road Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Police Colonel V.K. Shevchenko.

During the discussion, a consolidated position of representatives of traditional religions of Russia was developed, which was reflected in the statement of the Interreligious Council of Russia in connection with the increasing attacks on spiritual leaders and in the statement of the Interreligious Council of Russia on law-abidingness and observance of moral rules on the roads.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Express satisfaction with the holding of the meeting of the Interreligious Council of Russia.

2. To take into account the final documents of the meeting of the Interreligious Council of Russia.

JOURNAL No. 123

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Report of Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, on the II Forum of Orthodox Women held in Moscow.

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From 5 to 6 December 2012, Moscow hosted the II Forum of Orthodox Women “Women's Sacrificial Service to God, the Fatherland, and the People”, which was organized by the World Russian People's Council with the support of the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations.

The first plenary session of the forum was opened by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Also, speeches were made by the co-chairman of the International Public Organization "Union of Orthodox Women", member of the Bureau of the World Russian People's Council, N.B. Zhukova, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation V.I. Skvortsova, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Family, Women and Children E.B. Mizulina. The greeting of S.V. Medvedeva.

The forum was attended by representatives of the Synodal institutions, dioceses and parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as Orthodox women's organizations and the media from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Greece, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Transnistria. Within the framework of the forum, the sections "Education and Upbringing: Family, School, Society", "Women in the Church", "Charity and Charity" were held.

Following the results of the II Forum of Orthodox Women, a statement was adopted on "Women's sacrificial service to God, the Fatherland, and the people."

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Having expressed satisfaction with the holding of the II Forum of Orthodox Women in Moscow, take note of the statement of the forum.

2. To thank the organizers of the forum, as well as church and secular organizations that provided assistance in its holding.

JOURNAL No. 124

HAVE A JUDGMENT on the implementation of the Resolution of the Council of Bishops on February 2-4, 2011 "On measures to preserve the memory of the new martyrs, confessors and all innocent of the atheists during the years of persecution of the victims."

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The Supreme Church Council, in its meeting on October 12, 2012, summed up the implementation in 2011-2012 of the instructions contained in the Resolution of the Council of Bishops on February 2-4, 2011 “On measures to preserve the memory of the new martyrs, confessors and all innocent of the God-fighters during the years of persecution of the victims ". Noting the works of synodal institutions and a number of dioceses in this direction, the Supreme Church Council at the same time stated that the fragmentation of their efforts does not allow them to fully implement the Council Determination. In this regard, it was proposed to submit to the Holy Synod a proposal for the formation of a body responsible for perpetuating the memory of the new martyrs and confessors of Russia.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To form the Church-Public Council for the perpetuation of the memory of the new martyrs and confessors of Russia under the chairmanship of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia in the following composition:

Metropolitan of Krutitsky and Kolomna Yuvenaly;
Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsky, Chairman of the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church;
Metropolitan Kirill of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye;
Archbishop John of Kherson and Tauride, Chairman of the Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church;
Bishop Stefan of Gomel and Zhlobin, Chairman of the Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Belarusian Exarchate;
Bishop Pankraty of Trinity, Chairman of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints;
Bishop Peter of Ungheni and Nisporen, Chairman of the Commission for the Canonization of the Saints of the Moldavian Land;
Bishop of Pavlodar and Ekibastuz Varnava, Chairman of the Commission for the Canonization of Saints of the Metropolitan District in Kazakhstan;
Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), governor of the Sretensky stavropegic monastery in Moscow, executive secretary of the Patriarchal Council for Culture;
Archpriest Dimitri Smirnov, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies;
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society;
Archpriest Pavel Velikanov, Vice-Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy;
Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyov, Rector of St. Tikhon Orthodox University for the Humanities;
Archpriest Kirill Kaleda, rector of the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in Butovo;
Archpriest Alexander Lebedev, Head of the Secretariat for Inter-Orthodox Relations at the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad;
hegumen Damaskin (Orlovsky), secretary of the Synodal Commission for the Canonization of Saints;
Archpriest Vladimir Siloviev, editor-in-chief of the Moscow Patriarchate Publishing House;
Archpriest Vladislav Tsypin, Chairman of the Historical and Legal Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church, Head of the Department of Church Practical Disciplines of the Moscow Theological Academy;
Abbot Mitrofan (Shkurin), acting Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis;
Abbot Nektariy (Blinov), abbot of the Holy Trinity-George Monastery in the city of Chirchik (Uzbekistan);
Priest Alexander Mazyrin, Deputy Head of the Department of Contemporary History of the Russian Orthodox Church, St. Tikhon Orthodox University for the Humanities;
Legoyda Vladimir Romanovich, Chairman of the Synodal Information Department;
Olga Vasilyeva, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture of the Office of the Government of the Russian Federation (as agreed);
Igor Nikolayevich Garkavy, Director of the Butovo Memorial Scientific and Educational Center;
Kostenko Boris Igorevich, general producer of the TV channel "Spas";
Sergey Kravets, Head of the Orthodox Encyclopedia of the Russian Orthodox Church Research Center;
Miroshnichenko Sergey Valentinovich, Head of the Documentary Film Commission of the Union of Cinematographers (as agreed);
Razumovsky Felix Velyevich, Russian historian (as agreed);
Igor Mikhailovich Remorenko, State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (as agreed);
Alexey Konstantinovich Svetozarsky, Head of the Department of Church History of the Moscow Theological Academy;
Shumakov Sergey Leonidovich, First Deputy General Director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (as agreed);
Shkarovsky Mikhail Vitalievich, Russian historian, leading researcher of the Central State Archives of St. Petersburg (as agreed).

2. Appoint Abbot Damaskin (Orlovsky) as executive secretary of the Council.

3. Hegumen Damaskin (Orlovsky), by March 1, 2013, submit a draft regulation on the Council for consideration by the Holy Synod.

JOURNAL No. 125

LISTENED:

Report of His Grace Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk, Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, on the approval of documents regulating the activities of children's Sunday schools of the Russian Orthodox Church in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Reference:

In 2011, the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis developed the following documents: "Regulations on the activities of Sunday schools of the Russian Orthodox Church in the territory of the Russian Federation", "Model charter of a private educational institution of additional education for children" Center for spiritual and moral education of the local religious organization of the Orthodox parish of the church Of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) "", "The standard of educational activities implemented in Sunday schools (for children) of the Russian Orthodox Church on the territory of the Russian Federation."

The documents have been published for discussion on the Internet. Discussion on them took place during a number of events, including at the XX International Christmas Educational Readings. Then the documents were sent for review to all members of the Holy Synod. In connection with the detail of the response received from Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna, the comments he proposed were discussed during a meeting between representatives of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis and representatives of the Moscow Regional Diocese.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To approve the "Regulations on the activities of Sunday schools of the Russian Orthodox Church on the territory of the Russian Federation", "Model charter of a private educational institution of additional education for children" Center for spiritual and moral education of the local religious organization of the Orthodox parish of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) "", " The standard of educational activities implemented in Sunday schools (for children) of the Russian Orthodox Church on the territory of the Russian Federation "for use in dioceses located on the territory of the Russian Federation, taking into account the real possibilities on the ground.

2. The Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis shall publish the listed documents in the church mass media and send them out for execution in the diocese of the Russian Federation, emphasizing their framework nature in relation to local conditions.

3. The Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis to continue working on the preparation of teaching aids for Sunday schools in accordance with the adopted documents.

4. Church administration bodies of self-governing Churches, as well as other dioceses outside the Russian Federation, use the listed documents, taking into account local legislation.

JOURNAL No. 126

LISTENED:

Report of His Grace Archbishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala with a proposal to form a new diocese in the North Caucasus.

Reference:

The Holy Synod in its meeting of March 22, 2011 (magazine No. 13), having a judgment on the state of affairs in the North Caucasus, determined "to form the Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala diocese, including the parishes of the Republics of North Ossetia - Alania, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya" ...

In a report addressed to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Archbishop Zosima reported to the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church about the desirability of creating a new diocese with the aim of more actively nourishing Orthodox believers living in the North Caucasus, which would include parishes on the territory of the Republic of Dagestan.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Form the Makhachkala diocese within the Republic of Dagestan, the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic, separating it from the Vladikavkaz diocese.

2. The Diocesan Bishop of the Makhachkala Diocese shall have the title “Makhachkala and Grozny”.

3. The Diocesan Bishop of the Vladikavkaz Diocese shall have the title "Vladikavkaz and Alan".

4. To elect Abbot Varlaam (Ponomarev), abbot of the Transfiguration Monastery in the city of Murom, Vladimir diocese, as Bishop of Makhachkala and Grozny.

5. The place of naming and consecration of Hegumen Varlaam (Ponomarev) as a bishop, upon elevation to the rank of archimandrite, should be left to the discretion of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

JOURNAL No. 127

LISTENED:

Report from His Grace Bishop Feodosiy of Tambov and Michurin with a proposal to form two new dioceses in the Tambov region.

Reference:

Bishop Theodosius sent a report to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, which, in particular, says:

“The Consecrated Council of Bishops of the Russian Church, which took place in February 2011 under the chairmanship of Your Holiness, called upon the archpastors and pastors to work more actively in the field of the Church. Fulfilling the Definitions of the Cathedral, the Tambov diocese, acting within the boundaries of the Tambov region and occupying an area of 34,229 sq. km, comprehensively develops many areas of church life. Inhabitants of 1,561 settlements of the region, where more than 1,092,396 people live, need pastoral care and archpastoral care. The number of parishes and clergy continues to grow every year, which to a certain extent reduces the efficiency of diocese management and the effectiveness of parish activities. Productivity in all areas of diocese and parish life can increase if the number of dioceses within the region increases. I respectfully appeal to Your Holiness and humbly ask you to consider the possibility of establishing two new dioceses in the Tambov region. "

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To form within the administrative boundaries of Michurinsky, Morshansky, Nikiforovsky, Pervomaisky, Petrovsky, Sosnovsky and Staroyuryevsky districts of the Tambov region - Michurinsky diocese, separating it from the Tambov diocese.

2. The Diocesan Bishop of the Michurin Diocese shall have the title "Michurinsky and Morshansky".

3. The Diocesan Bishop of the Tambov Diocese shall have the title "Tambov and Rasskazovsky".

4. To entrust the interim administration of the Michurinsk diocese to His Grace Theodosius of Tambov and Rasskazovsky.

5. To form within the administrative boundaries of the Gavrilovsky, Zherdevsky, Inzhavinsky, Kirsanovsky, Muchkapsky, Rzhaksinsky, Uvarovsky and Umetsky districts of the Tambov region - the Uvarovsky diocese, separating it from the Tambov diocese.

6. The Diocesan Bishop of the Uvarov Diocese shall have the title "Uvarovsky and Kirsanovsky".

7. To elect Abbot Ignatius (Rumyantsev) as Bishop of Uvarovsky and Kirsanovsky, acting hegumen of the John Theological Monastery of the Ryazan Diocese.

8. The place of naming and consecration of Hegumen Ignatius (Rumyantsev) as a bishop, upon elevation to the rank of archimandrite, should be left to the discretion of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

- About what and send the appropriate decree.

9. To form within the Tambov region the Tambov Metropolitanate, which includes the Tambov, Michurin and Uvarovsk dioceses.

10. Appoint His Grace Theodosius of Tambov and Rasskazovsky as the head of the Tambov Metropolitanate.

JOURNAL No. 128

HAVE A JUDGMENT on the approval of the document "On the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the rehabilitation of drug addicts."

Reference:

The draft document "On the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church for the rehabilitation of drug addicts" was drawn up by the Inter-Council Presence Commission on the organization of church social activities and charity, and then, according to the established procedure, studied by the Inter-Council Presence editorial commission chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

The project was discussed in dioceses and on the Internet. Many proposals received during the discussion were taken into account by the editorial commission before sending the document to the presidium and plenum of the Inter-Council Presence.

As a result of a lively discussion at the plenum of the Inter-Council Presence, which took place in Moscow from November 22 to 23, 2012, significant amendments were also made to the document, it was decided to change the title of the document to "On the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the rehabilitation of drug addicts" Synod.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopt the document "On the participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the rehabilitation of drug addicts."

2. Send the specified document to the diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church for use in those parishes and monasteries, as well as in other church institutions that are involved in the rehabilitation of drug addicts.

JOURNAL No. 129

HAVE A JUDGMENT on the establishment of an additional day of celebration of the memory of the saints of the faithful Prince Peter, in monasticism David, and Princess Fevronia, in monasticism Euphrosyne, the wonderworkers of Murom.

Reference:

The commemoration of the holy noble ones Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom is celebrated on July 8 (June 25, O.S.), that is, during the period of Peter's Lent. In this regard, the Council of Bishops on February 2-4, 2011 instructed the Synodal Liturgical Commission "to consider an additional date for the commemoration of the memory of the saints Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom, bearing in mind the desire of many Christians to enter into church marriage on the day of veneration of these patrons of matrimony." (p. 17 of the Definition "On questions of the internal life and external activity of the Russian Orthodox Church").

During the study of the issue, it was noted that an additional day of celebration of the memory of Saints Peter and Fevronia could be set on January 20 (transfer of the relics of the saints from the Murom Museum to the Annunciation Monastery in the city of Murom) or September 19 (transfer of the relics from the Annunciation Monastery to the Holy Trinity Convent the city of Murom). The Commission of the Inter-Council Presence on Divine Services and Church Art, also with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, involved in the discussion of the issue under consideration, proposed that on the day of commemoration of Saints Peter and Fevronia, additional petitions be introduced at the augmented litany at Divine Liturgy, and family and marriage.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Establish an additional day for the celebration of the memory of the saints of the faithful Prince Peter, in monasticism David, and Princess Fevronia, in monasticism Euphrosyne, the wonderworkers of Murom - on the Sunday preceding September 19 (September 6, O.S.), in remembrance of the transfer of their honorable relics in 1992.

2. In the days of the memory of Saints Peter and Fevronia, the clergy should devote a sermon to the disclosure of the Christian doctrine of family values.

3. Also on these days, at the Divine Liturgy, add the following petitions to the Augmented Liturgy:

We also pray that people keep Your commandment: God does not combine the hedgehog, man does not separate, and indestructible strength and perfection in love is given to their home churches more unfeigned;
We also pray for the preservation of the marriage of Thy servants in peace and unity of mind, piety and purity;
We also pray that your people will rejoice at the vision of sons and daughters, and may our people multiply and your blessing will be inherited in them for generations and generations.

4. The Synodal Liturgical Commission, before April 1, 2013, submit for consideration by the Holy Synod the text of a prayer to be read at the end of the Divine Liturgy in the days of the memory of Saints Peter and Fevronia, about increasing love, strengthening families, maintaining marital fidelity, and granting chastity to those who have not yet entered marriage and about helping them preparing to enter family life.

JOURNAL No. 130

HAVE A JUDGMENT on the affirmation of the "Follow-up of Holy Elea, which is to be performed soon."

Reference:

The Diocesan Assembly of the city of Moscow, held on December 23, 2011 at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, in particular, decided: “To propose to the Presidium of the Inter-Council Presence to submit for consideration by the appropriate commission of the Inter-Council Presence the issue of developing a joint rite of confession and communion of the seriously ill at home, as well as a reasonably shortened rite of the Blessing of Oil (Unction) ".

In 2012, the Commission of the Inter-Council Presence on Worship and Church Art prepared a project entitled “The Followings of Holy Elea, Coming Soon”. In the submitted explanatory note, the commission, in particular, notes:

“In accordance with the Trebnik, the Rite of Blessing of Oil is performed on a single person who is in bodily illness or weakness. However, in the Orthodox Church, the practice of performing a common blessing of oil on many worshipers, including those who are healthy, is widespread.

The practice of performing the common blessing of oil - with a single anointing instead of seven times - was widespread in Russia until the middle of the 17th century. Only the hierarchs and abbots of the most important monasteries had the right to perform common blessing of the Holy Oil. After the 17th century, the common blessing of the Holy Oil became a feature of the divine services of the largest cathedrals - for example, the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin, where this service was performed once a year until 1917, on Maundy Thursday. In the second half of the 20th century, a new custom of performing common blessing of Oil not only during Passion Week, but also during other weeks of Great Lent became widespread in the Russian Orthodox Church, and the common blessing of oil began to be performed not with one, but with seven anointing.

In the light of what has been said, it is allowed to perform a common blessing with the reading of all the Apostles, the Gospels and prayers assigned according to the order of the order, without accompanying them with anointing, but with each of the priests participating in the order performing a single anointing of those praying at the end of the succession.

At the same time, it is possible to receive the general blessing of oil no more than once a year. Pastors should explain to the flock who wants to participate in several consecrations of the Holy Oil at once that such a desire indicates a lack of understanding of the content of the sacrament and an incorrect attitude towards it. "

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To approve the "Follow-up of Holy Helea, which is done soon" for use in those cases when the Sacrament of Sanctification must be performed on sick people who are undergoing hospital treatment.

2. Publish the mentioned "Follow-up" in the official church mass media, send it to the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate for inclusion in liturgical collections and send it out to the diocese for use.

3. Remind the archpastors and pastors of the need to clarify the meaning of the Sacrament of the Sanctification of the flock who take part in it, especially when during the days of Great Lent it is performed in monasteries and parishes with a large crowd of worshipers, and to draw the attention of the latter to the fact that in the absence of an appearance or aggravation of serious illnesses and injuries, participation in this Sacrament more than once a year indicates a misunderstanding of it.

JOURNAL No. 131

LISTENED:

Report of Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk, chairman of the Publishing Council, on the submission of the texts of a number of akathists to the Holy Synod for approval.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To approve for use at divine services and in home prayer the text of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos in honor of her icon "The Tsaritsa", as well as the texts of the akathists to the following saints: Apostle Thomas, Great Martyr Mercury of Caesarea, St. Gregory Palamas, St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco, St. Gerasim of Jordan, the Monk Simeon the New Theologian, the Monk Nikodim the Holy Mountain.

JOURNAL No. 132

HAVE A JUDGMENT on the fulfillment of the instructions of the Council of Bishops on February 2-4, 2011, to adopt the "Regulations on orders, medals and certificates of the Russian Orthodox Church."

Reference:

The Council of Bishops on February 2-4, 2011, in its decision “On the awards of the Russian Orthodox Church”, instructed the “Holy Synod to develop and adopt the“ Regulations on orders, medals and certificates of the Russian Orthodox Church ”with its subsequent approval at the next Council of Bishops.” During 2011-2012, a specially formed working group with the involvement of heraldic specialists developed a corresponding document, which also integrated the "Regulations on liturgical hierarchical awards" adopted by the Council of Bishops in 2011.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Having listened to the report of the members of the working group on the creation of a regulation regulating the reward system of the Russian Orthodox Church, we consider it expedient to present the result of their labors for consideration by the Council of Bishops on February 2-5, 2013.

2. Express gratitude to the members of the working group.

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IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

JOURNAL No. 134

LISTENED:

Report by His Grace Metropolitan Barsanuphius of Saransk and Mordovia, Administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate, on the fulfillment of the instructions of the 2011 Council of Bishops regarding the retirement of bishops.

Reference:

The Consecrated Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, having approved the "Temporary regulation on material and social support for clergy, clergy and workers of religious organizations of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as members of their families," instructed, in particular, the Administrative Board of the Moscow Patriarchate to compile "a list of dioceses, diocesan monasteries, which have the opportunity to create the necessary conditions for the retirement of bishops "(clause 16 of the" Temporary Regulations ... ").

The ruling bishops of the Kemerovo, Kursk, Moscow regional, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg dioceses expressed their readiness to create such conditions.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To approve the following list of dioceses for the possible retirement of those bishops who, when applying for retirement, will leave their place of further stay at the discretion of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the Holy Synod: Kemerovo, Kursk, Moscow Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg diocese.

2. To thank the ruling bishops of the listed dioceses for their readiness to provide support to the confreres retired.

JOURNAL No. 135

HAVE A JUDGMENT on the appointment of the Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

To appoint Abbot Isidor (Tupikin), the governor of the Vysoko-Petrovsky stavropegic monastery in Moscow, as deputy chairman of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs.

JOURNAL No. 136

LISTENED:

Report from His Grace Archbishop Eugene of Vereya, Chairman of the Study Committee at the Holy Synod, on the need to appoint a rector to the Orenburg Theological Seminary, due to the fact that to this day His Grace Bishop Alexy of Buzuluk and Sorochin is.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

To relieve the rector of the Orenburg Theological Seminary, Bishop of Buzuluk and Sorochin, Alexy, and appoint Metropolitan of Orenburg and Saraktash Valentin to this post, suggesting that the latter find a candidate for the post of rector of the seminary in the future.

JOURNAL No. 137

LISTENED:

Message from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia about dioceses and parishes abroad.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

Hungarian diocese

To approve as part of the Budapest and Hungarian dioceses a newly formed parish in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring" in the city of Heviz, Hungary.

Korsun diocese

1. Archpriest Vitaly Dudash must be relieved of his post as rector of the parish of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in the city of Porto, Portugal, and sent to the disposal of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kiev and All Ukraine.

2. Priest Alexander Piskunov, cleric of the Ekaterinodar and Kuban dioceses, to be placed at the disposal of Bishop Nestor of Korsun to be appointed rector of the parish of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Patriarchal parishes in Italy

1. Archpriest Anatoly Zmeu shall be relieved of his post as a cleric of the Patriarchal parishes in Italy, according to the request, and sent to the disposal of Metropolitan Vladimir of Chisinau and All Moldova.

2. Archpriest Sergiy Dmitriev, cleric of the Tver diocese, to be assigned to the clergy of the Patriarchal parishes in Italy and to be appointed rector of the Nikolsk parish in the city of Verona, Italy.

Intercession parish in Ottawa, Canada

Abbot Anthony (Kadyshev) shall be relieved of his post as rector of the Intercession parish in the city of Ottawa, Canada, according to the request, and sent to the disposal of Metropolitan Isidor of Yekaterinodar and Kuban.

Malaysia

1. To accept the newly formed parish in the name of Archangel Michael in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church.

2. To appoint priest Sergiy Malashkin, a freelance cleric of the city of Moscow, as the rector of the parish in the name of Archangel Michael in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

3. Bishop Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, shall be entrusted with the archpastoral care of the Archangel Michael parish in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

JOURNAL No. 138

LISTENED:

Petitions from His Graces Bishop Peter of Unghen and Nisporen, Bishop Ignatius of Shakhty and Millerov, Bishop Filaret of Barysh and Inzensk for their confirmation as rectors of especially significant monasteries.

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. To approve His Grace Bishop Peter of Ungheni and Nisporen in the position of rector (priest archimandrite) of the Herbovets Dormition Monastery of the Calarasi District of the Gyrobovets village of Moldova.

2. To approve the Right Reverend Bishop Ignatius of Shakhtinsky and Millerovsky in the position of rector (priest archimandrite) of the Pokrovsky Verkhnemakeevsky monastery of the village of Verkhne-Makeevka, Rostov region.

3. To approve Bishop Filaret of Barysh and Inza in the position of rector (priest-archimandrite) of the Mother of God of Kazan Zhadovsky Monastery in the village of Samorodki, Ulyanovsk Region.

4. The abbots of other monasteries of the Unghensk and Barysh dioceses shall be approved as abbots (abbots).

JOURNAL No. 139

LISTENED:

Report of His Grace Archbishop Feognost of Sergiev Posad, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism, regarding the petitions received by the diocesan bishops for the opening of new monasteries, for the appointment, and for the dismissal of abbots (abbots and abbots) and abbess (abbess).

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. In connection with the petition of His Grace Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna, to release Abbess Georgy (Semukova) from the post of abbess (abbess) of the Assumption Brusnensky Convent in the city of Kolomna, Moscow Region, and to appoint nun Ekaterina (Varfolomeeva) to this position.

2. In connection with the petition of His Grace Metropolitan Herman of Volgograd and Kamyshinsk, to release Abbot Christopher (Kazantsev) from the post of abbot (abbot) of the monastery of Archangel Michael in the city of Krasnoslobodsk, Volgograd Region.

3. In connection with the petition of His Grace Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berd, to appoint Abbot Gury (Prokichev) to the post of abbot (abbot) of the monastery in honor of the Holy New Martyrs of Russia in the city of Novosibirsk.

4. In connection with the petition of His Grace Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berd, to appoint Hieromonk Alexander (Chebanov) to the post of abbot (abbot) of the monastery in the name of John the Baptist of the city of Novosibirsk.

5. In connection with the petition of His Grace Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailovsky, to release Abbess Varvara (Samarina) from the post of abbess (abbess) of the Solotchinsky Nativity of the Convent in Ryazan.

6. In connection with the petition of His Grace Archbishop Zosima of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala, to appoint Hieromonk Stefan (Dzugkoyev) to the post of abbot (abbot) of the Alanian Assumption Monastery of Alania in the village of Khidikus.

7. In connection with the petition of His Grace Bishop Ignatius of Shakhtinsky and Millerov, to release Abbot Sofrony (Shershen) from the post of abbot (abbot) of the Pokrovsky Verkhnemakeevsky monastery of the village of Verkhne-Makeevka, Rostov region.

8. In connection with the petition of His Grace Bishop Luke of Iskitim and Cherepanovo, to appoint Abbot Zakharia (Ponomarenko) as abbot (abbot) of the Intercession Monastery of the village of Zavyalovo, Novosibirsk Region.

9. In connection with the request of His Grace Bishop Sergius of Kamensk and Alapaevsk to transfer the Intercession Convent from the town of Kamyshlov, Sverdlovsk Region, to the village of Kolchedan, Sverdlovsk Region, and appoint nun Magdalene (Prozherina) as abbess (abbess) of the Intercession Convent of the village of Kolchedan, Sverdlovsk Region.

JOURNAL No. 140

LISTENED:

Petition by His Grace Metropolitan Herman of Volgograd and Kamyshinsky, temporarily governor of the Kalachev diocese, to retire in connection with the achievement of his 75th birthday.

Reference:

According to paragraph 26 of Chapter X of the Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church: “Upon reaching the age of 75, the bishop submits a petition to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia for retirement. The question of the time of satisfaction of such a request is decided by the Holy Synod. "

IT WAS RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

To bless His Grace Metropolitan German of Volgograd and Kamyshin to continue the administration of the Volgograd diocese and the temporary administration of the Kalachev diocese, expressing gratitude to him for his efforts in nurturing the Orthodox flock of the Volgograd region.

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Project "Platform" presents:
December 6-9
Project "Dialogues"
On December 6-9, the unique project “Dialogues” is being held on the Platform. In just four days, viewers will be shown 12 events in three areas: Theater, Dance and Music. Theatrical program "Dialogues" is presented by performances "Boys smell like oranges" Latvian director Vladislav Nastavsheva(December 6 and 7, 22.00) and "Funny dream" graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School Ilya Shagalov(December 8 and 9, 19.00). From the direction "Dance" on our stage performances of the Kostroma choreographic company "Dialogue Dance" "Code unknown"(December 6 and 7, 19.00) and "Country of Residence" (December 8 and 9, 22.00). In the musical part of "Dialogues" - a series of concerts "Memory spaces", including classics of the American avant-garde of the 20th century and music written by young Russian composers. They will run every day until December 9 at 20.30.

12 December. 20.00
12.12.12
A message to space
The best songs of humanity
Of course, it's sad that exactly nine days after the concert "Seventh Studio" our long-suffering planet must perish. But we bring to your attention a panacea for any apocalypse!
Concert "12.12.12" on the stage of "Platforms"! According to the State Death Development institution, this concert is the best anti-armageddon remedy for today! Insane style pluralism, repertoire range from The beatles do, unrestrained rock and roll drive, the spirit of youth and freedom - all this not only prevents the end of the world, but also destroys thoughts about it. "The Seventh Studio" presents those songs, after which no alien would dare to think about conquering our world!

To perform the best songs of mankind, a musical group will join the artists of the "Seventh Studio" "Courage Quartet"... The concert is expected to include 12 songs on nine languages of the world, among which there is even Portuguese and Kabardian!

December 16. 20.00
Inland Empire Part I
Vocal theater evening
Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
The work of the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart team can be compared to laboratory tests. Each time they take on the most complex and seemingly unadapted work for the voice and empirically investigate its organoleptic properties. The result is always amazing: no blots and exits from the field in performance, a slender and terribly fascinating presentation.
Since 1984 the ensemble Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart deals with the interpretation of vocal music. The main criterion is the modernity of sound. Since the creation of the collective, its members have been on the path of interdisciplinarity in art, willingly experimenting with electronics, literary texts, visual arts and contrasts of musical trends.
It is no coincidence that world criticism still calls them idealists and desperate adventurers in music, capable of captivating the audience not only with innovation in forms of articulation, but also with a vocal range - from coloratura soprano to countertenor.

December 17. 11.00
Master class from musicians of the unique vocal company Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart
The structure of this master class is flexible and unpredictable, as is the work of the German vocal theater team. Here you can be an outside observer and watch how completely new music is born from ordinary voices and familiar sounds, how it begins to live and play. But the master class also involves active participants (singers, musicians, composers) who, for several hours, will study, test and explore new vocal techniques so unusual for Russian reality.
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