Archpastoral visit to the parish of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the agricultural town of Povitye, Kobrin district [UPDATED]translated

On October 31, 2026, on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Belarusian Land, Archbishop John of Brest and Kobrin celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the agricultural town of Povitye, Kobrin region, on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the consecration.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were: the dean of the churches of the Kobrin district, the rector of the Cathedral of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in the city of Kobrin, Archpriest Sergius Utrata; rector of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the agricultural town of Povitye, Archpriest Viktor Boytik; clergy of the Kobrin deanery of the Brest diocese.

The diaconal rank was headed by the cleric of the Cathedral of St. Simeon the Stylite in Brest, Deacon John Boksha.

After the special litany, Archbishop John offered a prayer for the restoration of peace.

Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Cathedral of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in Kobrin under the direction of Natalya Volodina.

Present at the service were: acting. Chairman of the Povitievsky Rural Executive Committee Sergeevich Alexander Ivanovich, Deputy Director of the DSUP "Selkhoz-Povitye" Sukach Vladimir...