With gratitude for your prayers and labors: the clergy and parishioners congratulated Metropolitan Longin on his anniversarytranslated

On July 31, on the day of memory of the martyr Emilian Dorostolsky, Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Spaso-Ascension Cathedral in Ulyanovsk.

His Eminence was co-served by the secretary of the Simbirsk diocesan administration, Priest Roman Solodko, Archpriest Ilya Kuznetsov, Archpriest Vladimir Bykov, Archpriest Sergiy Efremov, Archpriest Nikolai Arkhangelsky, Hieromonk Georgy (Karpov), Priest Nikolai Gensitsky, the keymaster of the cathedral, Hieromonk Hilarion (Khrol), Priest Vadim Murugov, Priest Arseny Rozin, Priest Theodore Troitsky, Priest Georgy Dzhmil, Archpriest Svyatoslav Parmakli, Archpriest Svyatoslav Erenkov, Archpriest Pavel Putilkin, Hieromonk Anthony (Zazheko), Hieromonk Savva (Markov), Priest Nikita Rybakov, Priest Stakhy Tallerov, Priest Mikhail Lazarev, priest Boris Kokorev, deacons John Kosyakov, Grigory Shevchenko, Georgy Ermoshkin. During the service, the Mixed Choir of the Ascension Cathedral sang under the direction of regent Roman Khitev.

On this day, Metropolitan Longinus celebrates his 65th birthday. At the end of the Liturgy, a prayer service of thanksgiving to the Lord was performed, and many years were proclaimed to the Simbirsk archpastor.

On behalf of the clergy of the diocese to the Bishop...