Archpastoral visit to Roshal 07/29/2026translated

On July 29, on the day of remembrance of the Holy Blessed Matrona of Anemnyasevo (†1936), Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuevsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Sorrow Church in the city of Roshal and led the celebrations on the occasion of the patronal feast in the Matronovsky Church in the city of Roshal. Concelebrating with His Eminence were the dean of the Shatura church district, the rector of the church, priest John Deputatov, the rector of the Intercession Church in the village of Vlasovo, Archpriest Mikhail Deputatov, the rector of the Archangel Michael Church in the village of Pyshlitsy, Archpriest Andrei Zhuravlev, and the rector of the Demetrius-Solunsky Church in the village of Dmitrovsky Pogost, Archpriest Vladimir Kopenkin. and the clergy of the Balashikha diocese. The head of the Shatura municipal district N.N. Prilutsky and his deputy I.A. Klimov prayed during the service. 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, Deacon Nikolai Novikov was ordained a presbyter, and Kolomna Theological Seminary student Prokhor Tarasenko was ordained a deacon. At the end of the Liturgy, Bishop Nicholas presented the rector of the Church of the Intercession in the village of Vlasovo, Archpriest Mikhail Deputatov, with the Order of the Russian...