Prayer service in the Spaso-Voznesensky Cathedral in Ulyanovsktranslated

On October 2, in the Spaso-Voznesensky Cathedral of Ulyanovsk, Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky performed a prayer service for the beginning of a good deed before the entry of the elected governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Alexei Russkikh, into the post of head of the region for a second term.

His Eminence was co-served with the secretary of the Simbirsk diocesan administration, Priest Roman Solodko, Archpriest Sergiy Efremov, Archpriest Nikolai Arkhangelsky, Priest Nikolai Gensitsky, Priest Vladimir Manyakov, the keymaster of the cathedral, Hieromonk Hilarion (Khrol), Deacon Ioann Kosyakov, and Deacon Grigory Shevchenko.

The Bishop gave the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God to Alexei the Russians as a blessing.

The Bishop's male choir of the Simbirsk Metropolis sang during the service under the direction of regent Roman Khitev.