Fr. Alex Yakovlev, responsible for the “Common Cause”
project, has launched an appeal on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate, for
over half of the wooden churches in Northern Russia, in the regions of
Archangel, Vologda, Leningrad and Karelia, are in urgent need of restoration
work.
“We have two years’ time to make a difference, otherwise they will be
completely destroyed”. In the past six years, about 90 expeditions have been
organised. Over 170 churches and chapels have been examined and 95 emergency repairs
have been carried out. Three churches and three chapels have been completely
restored. “In 2013, we have organised and carried out 23 restoration missions;
in 2014, we expected them to be 100. We invite all people who are interested to
join in the work and help us out. How wonderful would it be if all youth
organisations of the Orthodox Churches were to take part!”, Fr. Alex wrote.
In the past, it was often young seminarians, monks, and students accompanied by
their professors who had contributed to the work. “No special skills or
qualifications are required.
To preserve the monument, one just needs to clear
the debris inside and outside, patch the roof if it leaks, shore up the windows
and pull out the weeds”. For the restoration, by contrast, “Common Cause”
relies on the work of professionals in accordance with the norms of the
organisations responsible for cultural heritage preservation
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