Students of the Moscow Theological Academy visited the 14th Dinsk Deanerytranslated

With the blessing of Metropolitan Vasily of Ekaterinodar and Kuban, students of the Moscow Theological Academy undergo missionary practice in churches and parishes of Kuban. The future priests spent one of their practice days in the 14th Deanery. The program turned out to be very rich and varied.

The dean of the 14th Dinsky district, Archpriest John Lapko, helped organize the visit and provide a platform for communication. The guests were met by the rector of the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in the village of Pervorechenskoye, Priest Roman Ermakov. Together with the staff priest of the Church of the Holy Trinity in the village of Dinskaya, Priest Georgy Belan, the seminarians headed to the Dinskaya Mechanical and Technological College for an open lesson with students.

There, future shepherds held a spiritual and moral conversation about the meaning of life and faith. The format of live communication allowed us to touch on a variety of topics: from complex issues about interreligious disputes to the attitude of a priest to wealth. Questions from students came in the form of notes, which made the conversation sincere and spontaneous.

After the meeting, the guests visited the Holy Trinity church complex. Here they were given a tour and told about how vast and multifaceted…