The clergy of the Pushkin deanery congratulated schoolchildren and teachers on Knowledge Daytranslated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 1, 2026, on the Day of Knowledge, the clergy of the Pushkin church district took part in ceremonial assemblies in educational institutions of the city. Pushkinsky. The priests addressed students, parents and teachers with congratulations and parting words. In total, 19 clergy of the Pushkin deanery took part in the festive events. Visiting schools on Knowledge Day is a good tradition that promotes spiritual and moral education [...]

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Aleksandar Radovanović

It's good that 19 priests came to schools this year. At us in Banya Luca, the same, the same, our parish priest usually comes to the first line with two others. And did the students answer something specific to the priests or was it just a greeting?

Veronika Nováková

Here in Prešov, priests also go to school, but usually five or six, not nineteen. Good thing they do it regularly. Aleksandar, our children usually just say thank you and sometimes ask about the saints they see in the pictures in the classroom.

Thomas Johnson

Our vicar usually pops into two or three local schools on 1 September with a couple of the younger priests. Nineteen is a good turnout. Did any of the children ask the priests about their patron saints like they sometimes do in Prešov?

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