At the Church in honor of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Immaculate Chalice," activities were held in preparation for the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Most Holy Patriarch Kirill.translated

The Novosibirsk Diocese and the Novosibirsk Regional Branch of the All-Russian Volunteer Firefighters' Society (VRFS) signed an agreement on cooperation. The document was signed by Metropolitan Bartholomew... On November 10, at the celebratory assembly dedicated to the Day of the Employee of the Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Metropolitan Bartholomew of Novosibirsk and Berdsk addressed a greeting to the participants... On November 8, during the 23rd Week after Pentecost, the day of the memory of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, Metropolitan Bartholomew of Novosibirsk and Berdsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church in honor of the Saviour Not Made by Hands... On November 8, in the Sunday school of the Church in honor of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "The Immaculate Chalice," thematic lessons were held dedicated to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill... The children visited the Youth Center "100 Friends," where they had an excursion "Russian Hospitality" and learned about how hospitality was received in Russia, what traditions accompanied family meetings...