An educational project from Totma will unite parishioners of different ages around love for their native landtranslated

Prikhody.ru 10.27.2026. As part of the “Green Russia” campaign, parishioners of the churches of the Veliky Ustyug diocese tidied up the territories of their churches in the Babushkinsky, Nyuksensky, Tarnogsky and Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky districts.

While the adults were busy preparing the garden for winter, the children from Sunday schools actively helped with cleaning in order to learn in practice how to take care of the beauty of their native land, the diocese website reports.

The project “Life-Giving Spring: Unite” is being implemented by the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Totma (Vologda Region) with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund. As part of the action plan: the creation of new educational spaces on the territory of the diocese, which will allow a wider audience to join spiritual, educational and historical programs. A tourist route is also being developed, which will combine educational materials about the history, Church, culture and crafts of the region.

The project is intended to describe in detail the successful practice of cooperation between the Church, state and municipal authorities, the non-profit sector and volunteers in the territory of the Veliky Ustyug diocese. This model can become an example for other regions of the country, demonstrating how...