Bishop's service in the Epiphany Cathedral in Noginsktranslated

On September 12, the day of the transfer of the relics of the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky and the 245th anniversary of the awarding of city status to Bogorodsk (now Noginsk), Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuevsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Epiphany Cathedral of Noginsk. His Eminence was co-served by the dean of the Bogorodsk church district and rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Mark Ermolaev, the dean of the Orekhovo-Zuevsky church district, Hieromonk Andrei (Korobkov), and the clergy of the Balashikha diocese. Praying at the service were the head of the Bogorodsky urban district Denis Olegovich Semenov, representatives of the administration, deputies, heads of public organizations and educational institutions, honorary residents, teachers, commanders of military units of the Noginsk garrison, veterans, students of the Orthodox gymnasium named after the Holy Martyr Konstantin Bogorodsky, Cossacks and students of Cossack classes of the urban district. After reading the Gospel, Bishop Nicholas delivered a sermon.

At the special litany, special petitions were proclaimed and a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. At the end of the Liturgy, Father Dean thanked Bishop Nicholas for the perfect service, after which the bishop addressed...