Bishop Evtikhiy (Kurochkin): “Why am I against “Epiphany” bathing” (Bishop Evtikhiy (Kurochkin))

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It's no secret that the church has some intersection with politics. This has always been the case and today is no exception. Quite recently, a scandal erupted in the media, at the center of which was Bishop Evtikhiy Kurochkin of Ishim. There are those who took his side, but opponents say that with his statements he tried to undermine the authority of the ruling elite.

Facts from the life of a bishop

He was born in the city of Ishim in 1955. The baptism ceremony took place in the St. Nicholas Church in the same city. After finishing 10 classes at a local school, he was called up for military service. When demobilization took place, he became a factory worker.

The path of serving the Lord:

In 1976, he moved to Omsk, where he began serving in the Holy Cross Cathedral.
Already in 1977 he became a subdeacon. An important point in the biography of Bishop Evtychiy Kurochkin was played by his own grandfather and spiritual mentor. Initially, he talked about wanting to become an artist, but they directed him to serve the Lord.
Since 1978 he studied at the Moscow Theological Seminary.
And in 1982 he was tonsured a monk. Very soon he was ordained as hierodeacon of the temple where he was baptized. Three months later he became a hieromonk.
In 1987, he was appointed abbot of the spiritual diocese. But due to complaints about violations, he was removed and assigned to a parish in the village of Shablykino. After some time, he submitted a petition for admission to the Russian Church Abroad.
In 1992, he was given the building of the Epiphany Cathedral, which was being used for other purposes.
1994 was eventful. First, he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite, and then consecrated as Bishop of Siberia and Ishim. After this, other career advancements followed.
On June 7, 2012, due to health problems, he retired. The Epiphany Metochion was given the status of the Patriarchal Metochion. Even after retiring from business, he does not stop communicating with the world.

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The profile of Bishop Evtikhiy Kurochkin in contact was created to provide an opportunity to get an answer to a pressing question and learn more about God. But not everyone has the same thoughts. Some believe that in this way he discredits the current government.

Notes

Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. 1994
10th anniversary of open parishes of the ROCOR in Russia // Vertograd-inform. - No. 7-8. - 2000.
Message from Mitred Archpriest Alexander Lebedev about the negotiation process Archival copy dated May 20, 2021 on the Wayback Machine. Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
A meeting of the heads of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad took place for the first time in Tobolsk
On June 16, 2004, the first meeting of the heads of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad took place in Tobolsk. Orthodox Church Abroad.
The Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia has concluded. Archived copy from May 20, 2021 on the Wayback Machine Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
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Journals of the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church dated December 26, 2006. Patriarchy.ru.
5 years of reunion – Orthodox magazine “Thomas”
The final meeting of the Holy Synod took place in the south of Russia. Patriarchia.Ru.

Bishop against Putin

On his page on the social network, he said that he considers the Russian Orthodox Church to be a manifestation of the violation of all the Lord's commandments. He condemns the passion of church ministers for luxury and other benefits. It is this behavior that pushes many believers to renounce the faith of Christ. In the future, such an image of the charter will simply lead to a conscious combination of religion with anti-Christianity.

He often discussed this topic with the leadership of the Omsk-Tyumen diocese. He took part in the council to unite the two churches, which was initiated by Vladimir Vladimirovich himself. But already in 2021, a post was written in which Bishop Evtikhiy Kurochkin called Putin darkness. They decided that he would not support him. There were also calls from his lips to boycott him in the elections. The clergyman says that his return to power will bring destruction and many troubles not only for their people.

To adhere to this point of view or not is a personal matter for everyone. This is simply another point of view of man, which is based on the laws of God.

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Literature

Eutychius // Orthodox Encyclopedia. - M.: Church-Scientific, 2008. - T. XVII: “Evangelical Church of the Czech Brothers - Egypt.” — P. 350-351. — 752 p. — 39,000 copies. — ISBN 978-5-89572-030-1.
Makovetsky A.V., priest
. The latest history of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in materials from the archives of the Vladimir diocese. Ishim-Siberian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia // Bulletin of VlGU. Ser. Social and human sciences. - 2015. - No. 4 (8). — P. 30-41.
Mitrokhin N. A.
Russian Orthodox Church in 1990 // New Literary Review. - 2007. - No. 83. - P. 300-349.

An excerpt characterizing Eutychius (Kurochkin)

“It’s good, brother, but not about us,” Dolokhov told him. “I’ll tell my sister to call her for dinner,” said Anatole. - A? “You’d better wait until she gets married...” “You know,” said Anatole, “j’adore les petites filles: [I adore girls:] – now she’ll get lost.” “You’ve already fallen for a petite fille [girl],” said Dolokhov, who knew about Anatole’s marriage. - Look! - Well, you can’t do it twice! A? – Anatole said, laughing good-naturedly. The next day after the theater, the Rostovs did not go anywhere and no one came to them. Marya Dmitrievna, hiding something from Natasha, was talking with her father. Natasha guessed that they were talking about the old prince and making up something, and this bothered and offended her. She waited for Prince Andrei every minute, and twice that day she sent the janitor to Vzdvizhenka to find out if he had arrived. He didn't come. It was now harder for her than the first days of her arrival. Her impatience and sadness about him were joined by an unpleasant memory of her meeting with Princess Marya and the old prince, and fear and anxiety, for which she did not know the reason. It seemed to her that either he would never come, or that something would happen to her before he arrived. She could not, as before, calmly and continuously, alone with herself, think about him. As soon as she began to think about him, the memory of him was joined by the memory of the old prince, of Princess Marya and of the last performance, and of Kuragin. She again wondered if she was guilty, if her loyalty to Prince Andrei had already been violated, and again she found herself remembering in the smallest detail every word, every gesture, every shade of play of expression on the face of this man, who knew how to arouse in her something incomprehensible to her. and a terrible feeling. To the eyes of her family, Natasha seemed more lively than usual, but she was far from being as calm and happy as she had been before. On Sunday morning, Marya Dmitrievna invited her guests to mass at her parish of the Assumption on Mogiltsy. “I don’t like these fashionable churches,” she said, apparently proud of her free-thinking. - There is only one God everywhere. Our priest is wonderful, he serves decently, it’s so noble, and so is the deacon. Does this make it so sacred that people sing concerts in the choir? I don’t like it, it’s just self-indulgence! Marya Dmitrievna loved Sundays and knew how to celebrate them. Her house was all washed and cleaned on Saturday; people and she were not working, everyone was dressed up for the holidays, and everyone was attending mass. Food was added to the master's dinner, and people were given vodka and roast goose or pig. But nowhere in the whole house was the holiday more noticeable than on Marya Dmitrievna’s broad, stern face, which on that day assumed an unchanging expression of solemnity. When they had drunk coffee after mass, in the living room with the covers removed, Marya Dmitrievna was informed that the carriage was ready, and she, with a stern look, dressed in the ceremonial shawl in which she made visits, stood up and announced that she was going to Prince Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky to explain to him about Natasha. After Marya Dmitrievna left, a milliner from Madame Chalmet came to the Rostovs, and Natasha, having closed the door in the room next to the living room, very pleased with the entertainment, began trying on new dresses. While she was putting on a sour cream bodice still without sleeves and bending her head, looking in the mirror at how the back was sitting, she heard in the living room the animated sounds of her father’s voice and another, female voice, which made her blush. It was Helen's voice. Before Natasha had time to take off the bodice she was trying on, the door opened and Countess Bezukhaya entered the room, beaming with a good-natured and affectionate smile, in a dark purple, high-necked velvet dress. - Ah, ma delicieuse! [Oh, my charming one!] - she said to the blushing Natasha. - Charmante! [Charming!] No, this is not like anything, my dear Count,” she said to Ilya Andreich, who came in after her. – How to live in Moscow and not travel anywhere? No, I won't leave you alone! This evening M lle Georges is reciting and some people will gather; and if you don’t bring your beauties, who are better than M lle Georges, then I don’t want to know you. My husband is gone, he left for Tver, otherwise I would have sent him for you. Be sure to come, definitely, at nine o'clock. “She nodded her head to a milliner she knew, who sat down respectfully to her, and sat down on a chair next to the mirror, picturesquely spreading out the folds of her velvet dress. She did not stop chatting good-naturedly and cheerfully, constantly admiring Natasha’s beauty. She examined her dresses and praised them, and boasted about her new dress en gaz metallique, [made of metal-colored gas], which she received from Paris and advised Natasha to do the same. “However, everything suits you, my lovely,” she said. The smile of pleasure never left Natasha's face. She felt happy and blossoming under the praises of this dear Countess Bezukhova, who had previously seemed to her such an unapproachable and important lady, and who was now so kind to her. Natasha felt cheerful and felt almost in love with this so beautiful and such a good-natured woman. Helen, for her part, sincerely admired Natasha and wanted to amuse her. Anatole asked her to set him up with Natasha, and for this she came to the Rostovs. The thought of setting up her brother with Natasha amused her. Despite the fact that she had previously been annoyed with Natasha for having taken Boris away from her in St. Petersburg, she now did not think about it, and with all her soul, in her own way, wished Natasha well. Leaving the Rostovs, she withdrew her protegee aside. - Yesterday my brother dined with me - we were dying of laughter - he didn’t eat anything and sighed for you, my precious. Il est fou, mais fou amoureux de vous, ma chere. [He is going crazy, but he is going crazy with love for you, my dear.] Natasha blushed crimson hearing these words. - How she blushes, how she blushes, ma delicieuse! [my precious!] - said Helen. - Definitely come. Si vous aimez quelqu'un, ma delicieuse, ce n'est pas une raison pour se cloitrer. Si meme vous etes promise, je suis sure que votre promis aurait desire que vous alliez dans le monde en son absence plutot que de deperir d'ennui. [The fact that you love someone, my lovely, does not mean living like a nun. Even if you are a bride, I am sure that your fiancé would prefer that you go out into the world in his absence rather than die of boredom.] “So she knows that I am a bride, so she and her husband, with Pierre, with With this fair Pierre, Natasha thought, they talked and laughed about it. So it’s nothing.” And again, under the influence of Helen, what had previously seemed terrible seemed simple and natural. “And she is such a grande dame, [important lady,] so sweet and obviously loves me with all her heart,” Natasha thought. And why not have fun? thought Natasha, looking at Helen with surprised, wide-open eyes. Marya Dmitrievna returned to dinner, silent and serious, obviously defeated by the old prince. She was still too excited from the collision to be able to calmly tell the story. To the count's question, she answered that everything was fine and that she would tell him tomorrow. Having learned about Countess Bezukhova’s visit and invitation to the evening, Marya Dmitrievna said: “I don’t like hanging out with Bezukhova and wouldn’t recommend it; Well, if you promised, go, you’ll be distracted,” she added, turning to Natasha. Count Ilya Andreich took his girls to Countess Bezukhova. There were quite a lot of people at the evening. But the whole society was almost unfamiliar to Natasha. Count Ilya Andreich noted with displeasure that this entire society consisted mainly of men and women, known for their freedom of treatment. M lle Georges, surrounded by young people, stood in the corner of the living room. There were several Frenchmen and among them Metivier, who, from the time of Helene's arrival, had been her housemate. Count Ilya Andreich decided not to play cards, not to leave his daughters, and to leave as soon as the Georges performance was over. Anatole was obviously at the door waiting for the Rostovs to enter. He immediately greeted the count, approached Natasha and followed her. As soon as Natasha saw him, just like in the theater, a feeling of vain pleasure that he liked her and fear from the absence of moral barriers between her and him, overwhelmed her. Helen joyfully received Natasha and loudly admired her beauty and dress. Soon after their arrival, M lle Georges left the room to get dressed. In the living room they began to arrange chairs and sit down. Anatole pulled out a chair for Natasha and wanted to sit next to her, but the count, who had not taken his eyes off Natasha, sat down next to her. Anatole sat down behind. M lle Georges, with bare, dimpled, thick arms, wearing a red shawl worn over one shoulder, walked out into the empty space left for her between the chairs and stopped in an unnatural pose. An enthusiastic whisper was heard. M lle Georges looked sternly and gloomily at the audience and began to speak some poems in French, which dealt with her criminal love for her son. In some places she raised her voice, in others she whispered, raising her head solemnly, in others she stopped and wheezed, rolling her eyes. - Adorable, divin, delicieux! [Delightful, divine, wonderful!] - was heard from all sides. Natasha looked at fat Georges, but did not hear anything, did not see and did not understand anything of what was happening in front of her; she only felt again completely irrevocably in that strange, crazy world, so far from the previous one, in that world in which it was impossible to know what was good, what was bad, what was reasonable and what was crazy. Anatole was sitting behind her, and she, feeling his closeness, fearfully waited for something. After the first monologue, the whole company stood up and surrounded m lle Georges, expressing their delight to her. - How good she is! - Natasha said to her father, who, along with others, stood up and moved through the crowd towards the actress. “I don’t find it, looking at you,” said Anatole, following Natasha. He said this at a time when she alone could hear him. “You are lovely... from the moment I saw you, I haven’t stopped....” “Come on, let’s go, Natasha,” said the count, returning for his daughter. - How good! Natasha, without saying anything, walked up to her father and looked at him with questioning, surprised eyes. After several receptions of recitation, M lle Georges left and Countess Bezukhaya asked for company in the hall. The Count wanted to leave, but Helen begged him not to ruin her impromptu ball. The Rostovs remained. Anatole invited Natasha to a waltz and during the waltz he, shaking her waist and hand, told her that she was ravissante [charming] and that he loved her. During the eco-session, which she again danced with Kuragin, when they were left alone, Anatole did not say anything to her and only looked at her. Natasha was in doubt whether she had seen what he said to her during the waltz in a dream. At the end of the first figure he shook her hand again. Natasha raised her frightened eyes to him, but there was such a self-confidently tender expression in his affectionate gaze and smile that she could not look at him and say what she had to say to him. She lowered her eyes.

Facts from the life of a bishop

Notes

Bishop against Putin

Literature

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An excerpt characterizing Eutychius (Kurochkin)