The main thing is that there should not be noise or movement in the service. Today we are forced to go to several churches so that our children will not become afraid of church. Fr Ermogen will not give communion to children like to adults if they are older than four. He refuses to give communion to pregnant women. Thus we have lost a portion of our parishioners and even many sponsors have abandoned us.
Some people have sponsors who are most interested in gilding the dome.
For our sponsors the most important thing was to support the community which was trying to help the lonely and suffering. The situation has changed sharply, since many parishioners have followed Fr Pavel. At the first service without Fr Pavel there occurred the refusal of communion to those who approached the holy chalice, without any explanation. It is very difficult to worship at such a service. We built it over ten years' time and much of our life is connected with it, but it turns out that the new rector does not need such parishioners.