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Metropolitan Alexy performed an evening service at the Church of St. Nicholas in the village of Solnechnytranslated

August 19, 2026 · 1 min read

On the eve of the celebration of the discovery of the relics of St. Mitrofan, Bishop of Voronezh, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass performed an evening service with polyeleos in the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Solnechny. The ruling bishop was co-served by the dean of the Sosnovsky deanery, Archpriest Georgy Artaryan, and the clergy. During the service, an akathist to the Dormition of the Mother of God was read. During the reading of the canon, the archpastor anointed the parishioners with consecrated oil. In his sermon, Metropolitan Alexy congratulated everyone on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, wished them good health, good mood and God's help in all matters. “Today the fruits of the new harvest were blessed in churches - it is important to remember that we must thank God for them, thank Him for everything that happens in our lives. There is an old saying: “Fear an ungrateful man.” Anyone who does not know how to thank God and those who benefit him is capable of committing sins and crimes against his neighbors.

May the Lord, through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother, deliver us from this scourge,” said Bishop Alexy. The stone single-altar Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was consecrated on December 8, 2010 by Metropolitan...

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Василь Петренко
God save you, Bishop! It is good that the akathist of the Assumption was read on this very day, and there was an anointing with oil for people. And the saying about an ungrateful man is true, I heard it from my grandfather. The church in Soniachny is beautiful, made of stone, and the consecration of fruits there always takes place in a humane manner.
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Katerina Prifti
God save you, Bishop! It is good that they read the Assumption akathist just before the discovery of the relics of St. Mitrofan, and anointing with oil is always so humanly soothing. The proverb about an ungrateful man was also heard from our elders in Albania, it is really to the point. The church in Soniachny looks simple and strong, as it should be.
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Тарас Панченко
God save you, Bishop! It is good that they were anointed with oil during the canon, and not after. The proverb about an ungrateful man was also heard from our elders in Lviv, my grandfather often repeated it. I see that the church in Sunny has been standing strong for 14 years after its consecration.
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