Great consecration of the Vvedensky Church in the village of Ryzhevo, Yegoryevsk Municipal District 08/08/2026translated

On August 8, 2026, Saturday of the 10th week of Pentecost, Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsky and Kolomna performed the great consecration of the Vvedensky Church in the village of Ryzhevo, Yegorievsky Municipal District and led the Divine Liturgy in the newly consecrated church. Concelebrating with His Eminence were: the secretary of the Kolomna diocesan administration, Priest Andrei Zgonnikov, the dean of the 2nd Yegoryevsk district, Priest Sergiy Ershov, the dean of the 1st Yegoryevsk district, Archpriest Sergius Kozhevnikov, and the rector of the church, hegumen Feofan (Kuznetsov). Praying during the service were: the head of the Yegoryevsk municipal district, Dmitry Viktorovich Vikulov, parishioners and guests of the church. Liturgical chants were performed by the choir of the Alexander Nevsky Church in the city of Yegoryevsk under the direction of Ilya Kovalev. After the special litany, Metropolitan Paul offered a prayer for Holy Rus'. The sermon on the sacramental verse was delivered by the rector of the Trinity Church in the village of Nizkoye, Abbot Mitrofan (Efremov).

At the end of the service, Metropolitan Pavel addressed the worshipers with an archpastoral word, after which he presented the rector of the newly consecrated church, Abbot Feofan (Kuznetsov), with the medal of the Hieroconfessor Theodosius, Bishop of Kolomna, 3rd degree. Also Metropolitan...