09/25/2026 Bishop John of Shuisky and Teikovsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the day of remembrance of the Hieromartyr Theodore Lebedevtranslated

On September 25, the day of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the day of remembrance of the Hieromartyr Theodore Lebedev, Bishop John of Shuisky and Teikovsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Assumption Church of the Kazan Monastery in the village. Kuznetsovo.

Concelebrating with the Bishop was the abbot of the monastery, Alipiy (Medov), and his brethren in holy orders. The diaconal rank was headed by Deacon Alexander Volov. Liturgical chants were performed by the Bishop's Choir of the Resurrection Cathedral in Shuya under the direction of Yuri Naumov. Numerous relatives of the holy martyr Theodore Lebedev prayed during the service.

At the end of the service, Bishop John congratulated the rector of the Ilyinsky metochion of the monastery, Hieromonk Nikolai (Oshoev) on his 60th birthday, wishing him to find wise helpers and further fruitful work in the development of pilgrimage in the Shuya diocese.

Hegumen Alypiy thanked Bishop John for the visit and congratulated him on his recently passed namesake day. His Reverence presented the archpastor with a carved icon “The Head of John the Baptist on a Platter” made by specialists from the “Palekh Iconostasis” workshop.

Bishop John also inspected the new fraternal building under construction.…