The Bishop of the Diocese of Irkutsk (which is also our diocese), Cyryl Klimowicz, visited our parish from November 17th to 25th. The distance between Kamchatka and Irkutsk is around 4.5 thousand kilometers which is approximately 2795.03 miles. Our diocese is the biggest diocese in the world which covers half of Russia and includes four time zones. The patron of the diocese is Saint Joseph.
The Bishop came to his own people. We hope that he enjoyed his visit. We are his flock and he is our good shepherd who really cares for us even though we are far away from him. Each day, during the Eucharist, he nourished us with the Word of God. The bishop met and spoke with our parishioners. He is a man with a big and open heart; full of gentleness, simplicity and understanding. A sense of humor is also part of his personality. During the visitation there was always time for sharing daily life events; both the joys and difficulties which are part of life. The most important thing is to do everything with love, as Saint Paul says to us, and our bishop exemplifies it wonderfully.
We, happy Felicians, experienced great joy in our hearts when the bishop expressed his appreciation for our ministry here in Kamchatka. He had a chance to witness our ministry among the people here. Once he went with us to visit “Babuszka” Agnesa. The other day we introduced him to our Muslim friends with whom we have tea. We also showed him the photos from our Taiga trip. These are small things which give so much joy. They are more valuable because we put much love into them.
We have received the Bishop’s blessing to continue to growing in faith, trusting in God, and carrying God’s love to all. Bishop Cyryl went from Pietropavlovsk to Sachalin to visit his people. The distance between Pietropavlovsk and Sachalin is 2000 kilometers which is around 1242.24 miles.
A word to the parishioners.
After Eucharist at the “Babuszka” Agnesa’s house, common photo
A cup of tea, which was a must
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