The Kovel district dean, Protopresbyter Ivan Bonys, with the blessing of Bishop Mykhailo of Lutsk and Volyn, performed the rite of consecration of the cornerstone of the future church of St. Apostle John the Theologian in the village of Ozirne. The Orthodox community of the small village, which had never before had a church, resolved upon a difficult but sacred task – the construction of a house of God. As the dean reported, the faithful of Ozirne, who had previously set up a chapel in one of the houses, had no intention of building a church in the near future. However, the young Protopresbyter Dmytro Andrukhiv, the spiritual guardian of the community, through his pastoral ministry and fervent sermons convinced his spiritual children to nevertheless undertake God's work. Speaking about the feast of the founding of the new church, the dean noted with satisfaction that he is glad to concelebrate with priests such as Father Dmytro, and thanks God that among the faithful there are people capable of what is without exaggeration a feat: to give up one's own house for a chapel, or one's own land plot for the construction of a church. This is exactly how it is in Ozirne. Today in the Kovel district there are 26 parishes of the Kyiv Patriarchate, and 9 of them were formed within a year. And if the former authorities did not facilitate the registration of new communities and mostly helped the communities of the Moscow Patriarchate, then, thanks to the Orange Revolution, the situation has now changed significantly for the better: the authorities and the UOC of the Kyiv Patriarchate are more actively establishing cooperation. Relations with representatives of the Moscow Patriarchate have also warmed, who have become more tolerant and cordial. Some priests of the Moscow Patriarchate even agree to joint events, reported Protopresbyter Ivan Bonys.