Visit of the Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolis to the Balashikha Diocesetranslated

October 18, 2026, on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost and the day of remembrance of the Moscow saints Peter, Theognostus, Alexius, Cyprian, Photius, Jonah, Gerontius, Joasaph, Macarius, Philip, Job, Hermogenes, Tikhon, Peter, Philaret, Innocent and Macarius, in the Trinity Cathedral of the city of Shchelkovo Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsky and Kolomna, Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolis, led the Divine Liturgy, co-served by Archbishop Aksy of Podolsk and Lyubertsy and Bishop Nikolai of Balashikha and Orekhovo-Zuevsky. On this day, the Trinity Cathedral celebrates its patronal feast: the left border of the church is consecrated in honor of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Kyiv, Moscow and All Rus'.

Concelebrating with the archpastors were: Secretary of the Balashikha Diocese Archpriest Alexy Mikhalenya, Dean of the Shchelkovsky District Archpriest Andrey Kovalchuk, Dean of the Orekhovo-Zuevsky District Hieromonk Andrey (Korobkov), Dean of the Bogorodsky District Archpriest Mark Ermolaev, Dean of the Losino-Petrovsky District Priest Pavel Galushko, Dean monasteries of the Balashikha diocese and the rector of the Nikolo-Berlyukovsky hermitage of the Bogorodsky urban district, abbot Evmeniy (Lagutin), ancient guardian of the Balashikha diocese, rector of Guslitsky...