Recently, on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the Ukrainian women's movement, an interregional scientific and practical conference "The Ukrainian Women's Movement: Traditions and the Present" was held at the Lutsk Basic Medical College. At the invitation of the Volyn branch of the Union of Ukrainian Women and the medical college – the organizers of the conference, His Grace Bishop Michael of Lutsk and Volyn, Rector of the Volyn Theological Seminary Archpriest Ivan Nidzelskyi, and seminary lecturer Priest Mykhailo Savka took part in its work. Speaking before those present with a greeting, Vladyka Michael assessed the significant contribution of women's movements in Ukraine not only to the process of state-building, but also to the revival of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The participants of the conference were also greeted by the choir of the Center for Christian Education of Children and Youth under the leadership of Tetiana Tolochko. The choir members performed several spiritual hymns for those present.