Archpastoral visit to the parish of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the agricultural town of Ostromechevo, Brest region [UPDATED]translated

On September 26, 2026, on the Saturday before the Exaltation, the forefeast of the Exaltation of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the memory of the renewal (consecration) of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem (the Holy Resurrection), the Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion, Archbishop John of Brest and Kobrin celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the agricultural town of Ostromechevo Brest district on the occasion of the 180th anniversary of the consecration of the church.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were: the dean of the churches of the Brest regional district, the rector of the parish of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Brest, Archpriest Vladimir Kornelyuk; Secretary of the Brest Diocesan Administration, Dean of the churches of the Zhabinka district, rector of the parish of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Zhabinka, Archpriest Sergiy Petrusevich; rector of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the agricultural town of Ostromechevo Vladimir Svidunovich, clergy of the Brest district deanery and the Molodechno diocese.

The diaconal rank was headed by the cleric of the Cathedral of St. Simeon the Stylite in Brest, Deacon John Shkulepa.

Liturgical hymns were performed by the Small Choir of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Brest under the direction of Svetlana...