Bishop's service in the Church of St. Seraphim of the Sarov village of Drozhzhino, Leninsky district. 08/01/2026translated

On August 1, on the day of remembrance of the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Archbishop Aksy of Podolsk and Lyubertsy celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov in the village of Drozhzhino, Leninsky district. His Eminence was served by the secretary of the Podolsk diocesan administration, priest Konstantin Semenov, the dean of the Vidnovsky church district, hieromonk Sophrony (Gorokholsky), the rector of the church, priest Alexander Shestopalov, and the clergy of the Podolsk diocese. The head of the Leninsky city district prayed during the service. S.A. Katorov. After the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. At the end of the liturgy, Archbishop Aksiy addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word. Then Priest Alexander Shestopalov presented the Vladyka Icon of the Mother of God to the Bishop.