The archpastors celebrated the Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Nepryakhinotranslated

On the day of remembrance of the Seven Youths, also in Ephesus, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass and Bishop of Trinity and South Ural Pavel celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Nepryakhino, Chebarkul region. The archpastors were served by the dean of the Chebarkul deanery, Archpriest Dimitry Egorov, the rector of the church, Priest Anatoly Nosok, and other clergy. The hymns of the service were performed by the Bishop's Choir under the direction of regent Marina Goman. In his sermon, Metropolitan Alexy congratulated the participants on their reception of the Holy Mysteries of Christ and noted the special prayer atmosphere in the small church. The archpastor emphasized that service to God must continue not only in the church, but also throughout a person’s daily life. “The Lord says: “The kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21). The Kingdom of God is within each of us. And the extent to which we can embody the Kingdom of God in our earthly life and the extent to which we can share the joy of the Kingdom of God with every person depends largely on us.

To do this, you need to live an ordinary human, pious life: love your neighbors, do acts of mercy, do not deceive, be conscientious, hardworking, that is, simply a decent person. But…