Your Excellency

we are turning to You with a request for establishment of a monastery of eparchial right of Basilian monastic rules and for permission for the following eight religious OSBM to transfer thereto: P. ThLic. Roman Šelepko OSBM, P. ThLic. Markian Hitiuk OSBM, P. Ing. ThLic. Cyril Špiřík OSBM, P. ThDr. Eliáš Antonín Dohnal OSBM, P. Samuel Oberhauser OSBM, br. Cyril Žuk OSBM, br. Dmytro Karpa OSBM (5 of them have perpetual vows).

On 4th July 2004 we turned with this request to the General Assembly OSBM and on 16th July 2004 also to the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. We sent the copy of these letters to the General Superior OSBM and to the Provincial Superior OSBM in Ukraine. We attach copy of both requests.

We thank You in advance for positive answer.

Glory to Jesus Christ!

In behalf of the monastic community

P. Roman Šelepko, Superior

2nd August 2004

P.S.: On Sunday 1st August 2004 about 20 religious OSBM arrived to Pidhirtsi in order to take the monastery by force, but they did not succeed. We asked the General Assembly for permission to use monastery for 10 years.