The Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the 30th Birthday of the Orthodox Gymnasium was led by the ruling bishoptranslated

On the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1996, the Orthodox Gymnasium of Irkutsk was born, which received its name in honor of this holiday and was then female, accepting 96 girls under its umbrella. Since 2022-2023, the gymnasium has become mixed, and now many boys study here. In addition to the general education program, children in the gymnasium study the Law of God, the Church Slavonic language, learn church singing, try to find their personal path to God, learn to sincerely believe and serve their neighbors with good deeds. The gymnasium is located in the former building of the Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, therefore, on the 4th floor under the dome there is a house church of Vladimir, where services are held on Sundays and holidays. Here is the largest choir under the direction of Natalia Grigorievna Abdina - about 80 people. Also, the students themselves look after the candles at the Liturgy, clean the church and clean the candlesticks after the service.

On September 21, 2026, the gymnasium celebrated its 30th birthday with a Divine Liturgy, which was led by the ruling bishop, Metropolitan Maximilian of Irkutsk and Angarsk. The ruling bishop was concelebrated by the secretary of the Irkutsk diocese, priest Stefan Bazhkov, rector...