Archpastoral visit to the Orekhovo-Zuevskoye deanery 08/04/2026translated

On August 4, on the day of remembrance of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuevo celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in the city of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the dean of the Orekhovo-Zuevsky church district, Hieromonk Andrey (Korobkov), the dean of the Likino-Dulevsky church district, priest Anthony Ryzhakov, the deputy dean of the Orekhovo-Zuevsky church district, priest Pavel Skripnik, the rector of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Archpriest Alexy Levchenko, and the rector of the Intercession Church of the village of Stary Pokrov, Archpriest Andrey Zozulya. 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'. During the service, the pupils of the children's Orthodox camp "Blagovest" prayed and received the Holy Mysteries, together with the camp's confessor, the rector of the Church of All Saints who shone in the Russian Land, the village of May 1, priest Daniil Abdraimov.

At the end of the Liturgy, a prayer was offered to Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene and many years were proclaimed, after which Father Dean and Father Superior thanked Bishop Nicholas for...