Archbishop Theodore performed a litiya in memory of the dead sailors and fishermentranslated

On October 17, the memory of the dead sailors and fishermen was honored at the Kamchatka Naval Cathedral. The litiya for the dead was performed by Archbishop Theodore of Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka, co-served by the clergy of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Yelizovo.

Present in the church were the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory V.V. Solodov, the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly S.V. Merkulov, the Head of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky A.V. Vorovsky, the Head of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Duma Limanov S.A., representatives of the executive and legislative authorities of the Kamchatka Territory, managers and employees of fishing enterprises, cadets of Kamchatka State Technical University, honorary residents of the region and relatives of the dead sailors.

At the end of the service, the Head of the diocese addressed those present:

“On the day of the founding of our city, according to Kamchatka tradition, we remember everyone who stood at its origins, everyone who worked and created our city. We remember the servant of God Nicholas, who went down in history with the name of Vitus Bering, we remember Vasily Stepanovich Zavoiko, who led the defense of our city, all his defenders, and of course, the life of our city is connected with the sea elements - we remember all the sailors and fishermen who did not return from the sea - many of their names are immortalized in...