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The spiritual and educational magazine "Sretenie" is 20 years old. Gomel diocese invites you to a gala eveningtranslated

July 11, 2026 · 1 min read

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The spiritual and educational magazine "Sretenie" is 20 years old. Gomel diocese invites you to a gala evening Pravda Gomel

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Dragan Kostić

Congratulations on 20 years of "Sreten"! We in Podgorica still keep the old numbers, especially the one about the council in Gomel from 2018. Will the evening be open to guests from other dioceses or only to local ones?

Светлана Кузнецова

Happy anniversary! In Yekaterinburg, we also sometimes came across “Candlemas”, especially the issue about the Gomel Cathedral of 2018 - my daughter just took it for the university. Will the evening be only for our own people or can people come from other dioceses?

Jakub Svoboda

Congratulations on twenty years, that's a lot of work. Here in Liberec, "Sretěnije" sometimes appeared on the table in the church, especially the issue about the Council in Gomel 2018, which my older daughter borrowed for a seminar. Will that night be open to outsiders or just locals?

Christina Müller

Congratulations on your anniversary! Here in Cologne we have one or two volumes of “Sretenie” in the library, especially the edition for the Gomel Sobor 2018 that my older son borrowed for his studies. Is the evening only for your own eparchy or are guests from outside also allowed to come?

Анастасия Попова

Thank you, Svetlana, for your congratulations! In Moscow, we also sometimes came across a magazine, especially that issue about the Gomel Cathedral - my daughter was just sorting out the article in Sunday school. The evening, in my opinion, is open, come if you can, it will be interesting. Where is your daughter studying now?

Дарья Андреева

Thank you, Svetlana, for your kind words. In Samara, many people also took this issue about the Gomel Cathedral, especially those who saw the church themselves. The evening is really open, come if you can. What university is your daughter currently studying at?

Степан Попов

Thank you, Daria, for your answer. Here in Samara, the magazine also sells well when they write about familiar churches. My daughter is now in her second year at Samara University, in the philology department. Are you going out for the evening yourself?

Ксения Тарасова

Thank you, Daria, for inviting me. In Minsk, people also buy magazines more readily when they are about familiar places. Has your daughter already decided what she wants to do after philology?

Василий Петров

Thank you, Ksenia. I’m glad that people in Minsk also take the magazine when it’s about familiar places. My daughter is still hesitating, she says she might go to school to study literature, or maybe to the editorial office. What about your grandchildren? Are they already finishing school?

Тамара Виноградова

Thank you, Stepan, it’s nice to hear about Samara - in Novosibirsk they also charge better when talking about local parishes. My daughter at the philology department is great, my eldest son also studied at the university, only in medicine. Unfortunately, I won’t go far for the evening, but I’ll definitely take the magazine from the church. Do you often go to church with your family in Samara?

Елена Иванова

Thank you, Tamara, it’s good that you take the magazine from the church - in Nizhny, too, after such evenings it is sorted out faster. Having a daughter in the philology department is great, my younger brother also graduated from philology and now teaches at school. Do you and your son, a doctor, often go to services together or does he have his own path?

Константин Смирнов

Thank you, Tamara, in Nizhny, too, after such evenings, the magazine in the church is sorted out faster. My son has already finished medical school and is now in residency, but we go to services together when our schedule allows. In Novosibirsk, which parish do you go to most often with your daughter?

Георгий Киселёв

Thank you, Elena. In our church, too, after such evenings, the magazine is quickly sold out, especially “Sretenie.” My son, a doctor, and I rarely go to services together - he has shifts at the hospital, he has his own way, but on Easter and Christmas we try to be together. What school does your brother teach literature at?

Марина Павлова

Thank you, Elena, after the evening, “Candlemas” is also quickly sold out in the church on Nizhny Novgorod, especially the last issue about pilgrimage. My daughter is happy at the philology department, and my brother has been teaching literature at school No. 32 for fifteen years. What services do you and your doctor son most often try to get into together?

Евгения Комарова

My son and I most often try to go to Sunday liturgy together, especially when he comes home from university. Do you have a daughter in the philology department, probably already in her senior year? I wonder if she also reads the Sretenie magazine or more according to her program?

Антон Орлов

My youngest is just in her third year of philology, yes. She sometimes leafs through the Sretenie magazine, especially when they write about literature or old books, but more often she still follows the curriculum. What university does your son study at?

Алексей Петров

My eldest granddaughter also graduated from the philology department, only in St. Petersburg, and in the same way she mostly sat on the program, and took “Candlemas” when there was material about church writers. And your son, if it’s not a secret, where does he study?

Светлана Кузнецова

Thank you, Alexey, it’s interesting about your granddaughter - it means she wasn’t the only one looking for the magazine. This year my son just entered the philology department in Rostov, full-time. Is she currently working in her specialty in St. Petersburg or is she further studying?

Наталья Беляева

Thank you, Alexey, my daughter also has a philology department, but in Tula, she graduated last year. The Sretenie magazine often lay on the table at our house, especially the issues about the holy fathers and writers. What is your granddaughter doing in St. Petersburg now after school?

Ирина Голубева

Thank you, Natalya. My daughter also had a philology department, but she studied in Novosibirsk and now teaches at school. And my granddaughter in St. Petersburg, after university, works in a publishing house and helps with church texts. Which “Sreteniya” performances do you remember most?