On the eve of the feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist, the vicar of the Rostov diocese celebrated an all-night vigil in the Prepolovensky Church in the city of Rostov-on-Dontranslated

On September 10, 2026, on the eve of the feast of the Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog, vicar of the Rostov diocese, celebrated an all-night vigil in the Church of the Mid-Pentecost at the Don Theological Seminary.

His Eminence was co-served by the rector of the Prepolovensky Church, the vice-rector for educational work of the Don Theological Seminary, Priest Andrei Mironov, the head of the magistracy department of the Don Theological Seminary, Archpriest Grigory Gridnev, and the clergy of the church.

The hymns of the service were performed by the male choir of the Don Theological Seminary under the direction of the head of the regency and singing department, Hieromonk Averky (Shaposhnikov).