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The Kolomna Diocese hosted an in-person course for leaders of units of the Brotherhood of Orthodox Pathfinders 09/06/2026translated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

From September 4 to September 6, 2026, the Kolomna Diocesan Administration held a full-time training block for heads of units of the Brotherhood of Orthodox Pathfinders (BOP). The event was held with the blessing of the Patriarchal Vicar of the Moscow Metropolis, Metropolitan Pavel of Krutitsky and Kolomna. The organizers were the Moscow regional branch of the BPS together with the Department for Missionary Work and Youth Affairs of the Kolomna Diocese. More than 90 people took part in the courses - cadets, instructors, volunteers and organizers from various regions of Russia. Before the start of classes, the chairman of the Department for Missionary Work and Youth Affairs of Kolomenskaya, rector of the Holy Cross Church in Kolomna, Priest John Bakushkin, performed a prayer service. The geography of participants covered Gatchina, Mytishchi, Sergiev Posad, Strelitsa, Vologda, Moscow, Michurinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Smolensk, Kolomna, Ryazan region, Stupino, Shuya, Kasimov, Tula, Togliatti, Kineshma, Kazan, Ivanovo, Novo-Talitsy, Sterlitamak, Podolsk and Gorodets.

The training program included theoretical and practical parts, as well as online lectures from invited specialists and instructors from Moscow and Yekaterinburg. This…

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Антон Комаров

It’s good that the course was held in Kolomna, and not just online. 90 people from so many cities is serious. I wonder how they practiced the skills of trackers, especially in the diocesan administration?

Екатерина Волкова

It’s good that the face-to-face stage was held in the Kolomenskoye administration, there is enough space there and the atmosphere is calm. The practice probably took place outside or in the nearest park—you can’t really train your tracking skills indoors. Have you attended the courses yourself or are you just reading?