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Day of Knowledge Celebrated in the Rogachev Deanerytranslated

September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

Clergy of the Rogachev Deanery participated in solemn events marking the beginning of the academic year. In schools and colleges across the Rogachev and Korma districts, they addressed students, educators, and parents with words of encouragement and prayerful wishes.

Priest Alexander Tkachenko, a cleric of the Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky parish in Rogachev, took part in the ceremonial flag-raising events at the Rogachev Gymnasium and the Rogachev Industrial-Pedagogical College. Addressing the students, the priest spoke of the academic labor ahead and wished them patience, inspiration, mutual understanding, and success.

At Dovsk Secondary School named after E.A. Kozlovsky, Protopresbyter Vitaly Levchuk, rector of the Church of the Protection of the Mother of God parish in Dovsk settlement, delivered words of encouragement. To the teachers, he wished joy and inspiration in their work; to parents, he urged them to be a good example and support for their children; and to students, he called for diligence in their studies. The priest also exhorted all participants in the educational process to seek the Lord’s and the Most Holy Theotokos’ assistance.

Rector of the Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker parish in Korma, Priest George Orlovsky…

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Mark Wilson
Good to see Father Alexander Tkachenko and Father Vitaly Levchuk out there speaking directly to the kids and teachers. The bit about parents being a good example and support hit home—mine are still little but that's exactly what we'll need in a few years. Nice that they mentioned turning to the Lord and the Mother of God for help too.
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