Archbishop Stefan celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Svetlogorsktranslated

On October 17, 2026, Saturday of the 20th week of Pentecost, His Eminence Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, led the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Svetlogorsk.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were the dean of the Rechitsa district, Archpriest Alexey Peshko, the dean of the Svetlogorsk district, Archpriest Alexander Kisel, the dean of the Glusk district of the Bobruisk diocese, Archpriest Mikhail Lazovsky, the rector of the parish, Archpriest Vladimir Semenov, and the rector of the parish of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Cherven, Borisov diocese. Archpriest Alexander Lazovsky, rector of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Healer” in Bobruisk, Priest Nikolai Lazovsky and the clergy of the Svetlogorsk deanery.

At the end of the Liturgy, Archbishop Stefan performed a memorial service for Archpriest Igor Lazovsky, the first dean of the Svetlogorsk district, the founder of the first Orthodox parish in the area, the builder and first rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

The sons of Archpriest Igor, Archpriest Mikhail Lazovsky and Priest Nikolai Lazovsky, as well as his brother Archpriest Alexander Lazovsky, prayed at the memorial service.

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