Prayer singing before the start of the school year in the Assumption Cathedral in Kolomna 09/01/2026translated

On September 1, 2026, a ceremonial assembly dedicated to the Day of Knowledge took place at school No. 14. The celebration was attended by the head of the Kolomna city district, Alexander Vladimirovich Grechishchev, the General Director of the Kolomna Skating Center, the deputy of the Council of Deputies of the Kolomna city district, Sergei Vladimirovich Orlov, the dean of the 1st Kolomna district, Archpriest Alexy Vinogradov, and the secretary of the Kolomna diocesan administration, Priest Andrey Zgonnikov. Before the start of the school year, the students were given a farewell by the dean of the 1st Kolomna district, Archpriest Alexy Vinogradov, after which he presented the first-graders with school backpacks with writing materials.

Then, in the Assumption Cathedral, a prayer service was held before the start of the school year, which was led by the secretary of the Kolomna diocesan administration, Priest Andrei Zgonnikov, co-served by the dean of the 1st Kolomna district, Archpriest Alexy Vinogradov, and the dean of the 2nd Kolomna district, Archpriest Georgy Muravlev, chairman of the Department for Missionary Work and Youth Affairs of Kolomna of the diocese, Priest John Bakushkin and the clergy of the diocese. Representatives of the administration, law enforcement agencies,…