The Orthodox patriotic rally united the sports clubs of the Western Vicariate and the Odintsovo diocesetranslated

July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

From July 3 to 5, on the territory of the Church of Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius in the village of Kutino, Volokolamsk district, Moscow region, an Orthodox patriotic rally of sports clubs of the Western Vicariate and the Odintsovo diocese “Special Platoon 2026” took place.

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Alexander Turner

Sounds like a solid event—three days at the Cyril and Methodius church in Kutino with the sports clubs from the Western Vicariate and Odintsovo diocese. Did the kids get to do any serious training or was it mostly talks and prayer?

Eleni Prifti

At least the children did some serious training in those three days in Kutyino, or was it more prayer and conversation? It seems to me that the name "Spetsvzvód 2026" shows that they had a concrete plan for the future.

Світлана Ткаченко

It's good that the gathering took place near the Cyril and Methodius Church in Kutyno, it's a peaceful place there. I wonder if the guys were really engaged in serious training for three days, or if there were more conversations and prayers, as Oleksandr writes. The name "Spetsvzvod 2026" sounds as if they have a clear plan for the future.

Helen Campbell

Our parish youth group did something similar last summer — the boys came back talking nonstop about the obstacle course they ran near the church in Kutino. Sounds like the “Spetsvzvód 2026” name means they actually had a real training plan instead of just talks. Did anyone from our Western Vicariate clubs go?

Michael Turner

Our guys from the church woodworking circle took their sons to that same Kutino gathering last year. The obstacle course by the Cyril and Methodius church was the part they wouldn’t stop talking about, exactly like Helen said. Glad the “Spetsvzvód 2026” name means they’re keeping the serious training going instead of just talks.

Helen Bennett

Our boys from St. Nicholas came back with the same stories about that obstacle course in Kutino last year. The “Spetsvzvód 2026” name did give it more structure this time. Did your group send anyone this July?