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A new school year has begun in Sunday school at the Odigitrievsky Monasterytranslated

September 19, 2026 · 1 min read

After the summer holidays, Sunday school pupils again gathered at the Odigitrievsky Convent. According to tradition, teachers, children and parents began the school year with a common prayer. The children sang themselves and read opening prayers and psalms. The director and confessor of the school, Priest Alexey Polyakov, addressed the students with a parting word, wishing them diligence, patience and God’s help. This year, 80 children will attend Sunday school, many of them from the age of six. New programs were prepared for the students, taking into account the age of the classes, and new mentors joined the teaching. The school's first general outing will take place on September 27, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The pupils, together with their parents and mentors, will go to the St. Simeon Cathedral, where at 13:00 a prayer service with an akathist will be performed in front of the ark with the relics of the blessed Matrona of Moscow. The children will participate in the worship service - singing and reading prayers. The students have a new school year ahead, filled with classes, joint activities and meetings.

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Christopher Scott
Good to see the kids starting off by singing and reading the prayers themselves — that sticks with you. 80 children is a solid number; looking forward to hearing how the new age-group programs work out. The trip to the cathedral for the moleben to St. Matrona on the 27th should be a strong beginning.
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Lucie Nováková
Good that the children sang and recited those introductory prayers and psalms all by themselves right from the start. With 80 children aged six and up, it will be quite noisy. I would like to know if the new programs for different age groups include any preparation for joint activities, such as before Christmas.
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