On November 26, 2021, the commemoration day of St. John Chrysostom, with the blessing of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, the Administrator of the UOC, Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanych) of Boryspil and Brovary, took part in the celebration of the patronal feast of the monastery in honor of St. John Chrysostom in Bitola, Northern Makedonia.

Lord Anthony announced this on his Facebook page.

At the end of the service, the hierarch of the UOC congratulated Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan John of Skopje on the day of the namesake and wished him God’s all-powerful help, as well as many good years of service to the Church of Christ.