“A father is a shepherd who leads. The family is his small Church”: Father’s Day was celebrated in the parishes of the Ekaterinburg diocesetranslated

On Sunday, October 18, 2026, Father’s Day was celebrated in the parishes of the Ekaterinburg diocese. Honoring the heads of families took place in different formats.

Thus, in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to tradition, after the Divine Liturgy, congratulations to the fathers took place. Each dad was given a chocolate bar. The rector of the Cathedral, Archpriest Evgeniy Popichenko, addressed the men with warm words.

– A child needs an image, an image of relationships, an image of love. How dad loves mom, how a husband takes care of his wife, how they take care of their children together. The child looks at God through his father.

The father is a projection. The way a person develops a relationship with his father will most often be the same way a person will develop with God. A father is one who talks to God about his children. He is the priest in the family. The father is the shepherd who leads. The family is his small Church,” Father Evgeniy emphasized in his congratulations.

At the parish in the name of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the city of Nizhnye Sergi, a master class was held on making phone stands using the decoupage technique. Parishioners came with whole families: children made gifts for their fathers, and heads of families took part in a quiz dedicated to the holy fathers.

In the parish library in...