Metropolitan Evgeniy celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the patronal feast day of the church in the name of the Vladimir Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Cherdantsevotranslated

July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Metropolitan Eugene celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the patronal feast day of the Church in the name of the Vladimir Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Cherdantsevo, Ekaterinburg diocese

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Simona Tudor

Glory to God! I noticed that Metropolitan Eugeniu served the Liturgy even on the feast of the Vladimir icon in the village of Cerdanțevo. A small country church, but with a large patronage - I can imagine how beautiful it was with the gathered world.

Юлія Шевченко

Thank God! In the village of Cherdantsevo, the church is small, and the throne holiday in honor of the Volodymyr Icon always gathers people. It is good that Metropolitan Yevgeny came and celebrated the Liturgy on this very day.

Rebecca Parker

Yes, that little village church must have been packed. Good to see the Metropolitan make the trip for the Vladimir icon feast – those rural patronal days always feel special.

Petra Svobodová

Glory be to God. The small country church in Cherdansevo always attracts people from the surrounding area to the Vladimir icon, I remember how my grandmother from the Urals told us about it. Good that Metropolitan Yevgeny came and served right there.

Галина Панченко

Yes, in Cherdantsev the church is really modest, but in Volodymyrsk people always go there from neighboring villages. I remember how, last year, after the Liturgy, everyone stood in the yard and shared prosphora. Were you there this time?

Viorica Lungu

Glory to God! Yes, I also saw the pictures, that little church in Cerdanțevo was full of eyes, people were also sitting outside. I think that the Vladimir icon gathered more people than usual at the shrine. Have you ever been there?

Nicolae Constantinescu

No, I haven't been to Cherdanțevo yet, but a neighbor told me that it is a small and welcoming church, exactly as you say. Glory to God that it was filled with the world, I think that the Vladimir icon attracts the human soul without forcing. Did you stay out long or did you manage to get in?

Radu Constantinescu

No, I didn't stay outside at all, I went in from the beginning and sat next to the pew on the right. The church is really small, but it feels alive, especially at the Vladimir icon that seems to pull you gently. When do you think you'll get there with the neighbor?

Sarah Johnson

Yes, those village patronal feasts do have a special quiet joy to them. Our little parish in Ottawa always feels fuller on our own feast day too, even if it's not a metropolitan visiting. Did you ever make it out to Cherdantsevo yourself?

Марія Панченко

Yes, the church there is really small, but warm. Last year, I was also there after the Liturgy, prosphora was distributed right on the benches near the entrance, it's nice to remember. Did you go this year or did you just read about the service?

Andrei Lungu

The church is really small, but when you enter you feel like it welcomes you at home. I stayed near the Vladimir icon almost all the time, it seemed to me that the light from the candle gave it a special softness. You and that neighbor, when are you planning to come, should I know?

Rebecca Smith

Yes, village feasts really do have that lovely intimate feel. I’ve never been to Cherdantsevo, but I’ve visited a few small parish patronal days in the Urals and the sense of everyone pulling together is the same. Does your Ottawa parish have a particular tradition on the feast day, like a special lunch afterwards?

Laura Baker

Yes, I've been to Cherdantsevo a couple times for the feast — the way the whole village turns out with pies and flowers for the cross procession is something you don't forget. Our Ottawa parish does a big lunch afterward too, nothing fancy, just whatever people bring from home. What's the turnout like at your place on the feast?

Mark Wilson

The pies and flowers in the procession really do stick with you — we had a solid crowd here too, maybe 150 or so, with half the village walking. Our lunch is the same, just whatever folks bring, though last year someone’s wife showed up with about forty pirozhki and they disappeared fast. Does your Ottawa group do the cross procession outside even when it’s pouring rain like it did for us once?