Events of the diocesetranslated
On July 6, on the feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Alexander of Bryansk and Sevsk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in the Otradnoe microdistrict of the city of Bryansk.
At the entrance to the church, the archpastor was greeted with bread and salt by Sunday school students. The children sang “Hail, Virgin Mary” - a prayer glorifying the Mother of God, and sang the song “Our Faith” based on the verses of St. Nicholas of Serbia.
During the service, His Eminence was co-served by the dean of the Bryansk city church district, Archpriest Sergius Rysin, the rector of the church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, Priest Ilya Burdukov, the honorary rector of the church, Priest Alexy Arkhipov, and the cleric of the Bryansk Holy Trinity Cathedral, Priest Sergius Ivashchenko.
Church hymns were performed by the cathedral choir (regent – A.A. Biryukov).
On the day of its patronal celebration, the homely, cozy wooden church was filled with people praying. Parishioners, believers from other parishes and sisters of mercy of the Bryansk diocesan sisterhood came to pray. Its leader is the rector of the Vladimir Church, Priest Ilya Burdukov, and many sisters...
