On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bishop Pavel celebrated the Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Stary Sverzhentranslated

On September 27, 2026, on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Bishop Pavel of Molodechno and Stolbtsovsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Stary Sverzhen, Stolbtsovsky district.

His Eminence was co-served by the secretary of the Molodechno diocese, Archpriest Vitaly Bogdanyonok, the dean of the Stolbtsy church district, Archpriest Alexander Martinchik, the dean of the Vishnevets church district, Priest Gennady Kiiko, and the rector of the parish of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Stary Sverzhen, Priest Sergius Andreev.

The diaconal rank was headed by Deacon Dimitry Yatsenko.

After the special litany, a prayer was offered for the restoration of peace.

At the end of the Liturgy, glorification of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was performed.

Bishop Pavel congratulated the clergy and parishioners on the holiday and addressed the believers with an archpastoral word.