Bishop's service in the Transfiguration Church in the village of Bortnikovo. Stupino 08/08/2026translated

On August 8, Saturday of the 10th week after Pentecost, Archbishop Aksy of Podolsk and Lyubertsy celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Transfiguration Church in the village of Bortnikovo. Stupino. His Eminence was co-served by the dean of the Malinsky church district, Priest Alexy Pluzhnikov, the dean of the Serpukhov church district, Priest Dionisy Koskin, the chairman of the Diocesan Department for Youth Affairs, Priest Tikhon Timokhin, the rector of the church, Archpriest Pavel Karplyuk, and the clergy of the Malinsky deanery. Young participants of the “Blagovest” volunteer service at the Assumption Church in the village of Malino, Oblast, prayed during the service. Stupino. The liturgical chants were performed by a quartet of the bishop's choir under the direction of Yaroslav Filipsonov. According to the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'. At the end of the service, Archbishop Aksiy addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word. Then Archbishop Aksiy presented the parishioner and benefactor of the Church of the Intercession of the village of Maryinskoye. Stupino N.A. Shevyakov medal of St. Varlaam of Serpukhov, III degree.