On the day of remembrance of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the home church of the Don Theological Seminary of the same name.translated

On November 10, 2026, on the day of remembrance of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, the vicar of the Rostov diocese, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the home church of the Don Theological Seminary in honor of St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov.

Concelebrating with His Eminence was the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Don Theological Seminary, Priest Oleg Malyshev, the Head of the Master's Department, Archpriest Grigory Gridnev, the Vice-Rector for Educational Work, Priest Andrei Mironov, and the Vice-Rector for Scientific Work, Priest Alexy Ovchinnikov.

At the special litany, a prayer was offered for Holy Rus'.

The chants of the service were performed by the women's choir of the Don Theological Seminary under the direction of Elizaveta Ivanova, a 3rd year student of the regency singing department. The sermon before Holy Communion was delivered by 3rd year student of the theological and pastoral department Dimitry Ignatenko.

At the end of the service, glorification of the holiday was performed, after which His Eminence addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word, conveying the blessing of Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk.