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Great consecration and Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Maloe Nagatkinotranslated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 6, on the 14th week after Pentecost, on the day of the transfer of the relics of St. Peter, Metropolitan of Kyiv, Moscow and All Rus', wonderworker, Hieromartyr Eutychus, disciple of the Apostle John the Theologian, Metropolitan Longin of Simbirsk and Novospassky performed the rite of the great consecration of the church and Divine Liturgy in the church in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Maloe Nagatkino.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were the dean of the Tsilninsky district, Priest Vladimir Manyakov, Priest Andrei Korunov, Priest Mikhail Lazarev, the head of the protocol service of the Simbirsk diocesan administration, Priest Valery Stavrovsky, Deacon John Kosyakov, and Deacon Grigory Shevchenko.

The Gospel and part of the liturgical texts were read in the Chuvash language.

In recognition of his work for the benefit of the Simbirsk Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church for his contribution to the construction and beautification of the church in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Maloe Nagatkino medal of Blessed Andrei Simbirsk, III degree, was awarded to philanthropists V.I. Khapkov and Yu.P. Merlushkin.

Bishop's letters were awarded to S.A. Khapkova, N.V. Khapkov, V.A. Mulyanov, V.F. Pashne, A.P. Kebe, S.L. Matuka, S.P. Albutov, R.N. Kostina.

During the service he sang...

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James Bennett

Thanks for posting this. Nice to see the Gospel read in Chuvash — that must mean a lot to the local families. Congrats to the Khapkovs and Merlushkin on the medals; sounds like they put in real work on that church.

Mark Hall

The Chuvash Gospel reading really stands out—good to see the local folks hearing it in their own tongue like that. Congrats to the Khapkov family and Merlushkin on the medals; building and fixing up a church takes years of steady work. I wonder if they’ll have any photos of the new iconostasis up soon.

Sophia Johnson

The Chuvash Gospel reading is a nice touch—my nursing shift buddy from those parts always says it hits different when you hear the words in your own language. Glad the Khapkovs and Merlushkin got recognized; building that church sounds like it took real steady effort from a lot of hands. I wonder if they’ll post any pictures of the new iconostasis.

Michael Young

The Chuvash reading does make a difference, especially in a village like that. My wife’s cousin up near Cheboksary says the same thing about hearing the Gospel in their tongue. I’m curious too about the iconostasis—hope they share some shots of it once it’s finished.

Мариана Тодорова

It's good that they also read the Gospel in Chuvash - in such villages it really means a lot to the people. I congratulate Hapkovi and Merlushkin for the medals, they clearly put a lot of work into this church. I wonder if there will be pictures of the iconostasis itself after they finish it.

Juliana King

The Chuvash reading is a nice touch; our youth group kids from the area always light up when they hear the Gospel in their own language. The Khapkovs and Merlushkin really did put in years on that build—I saw the scaffolding out there last summer when I drove through. Any chance you caught the service, or just following the news?

Grace Clark

Yeah, the Chuvash readings really stand out—my grandma always said hearing the Gospel in her own tongue made it feel closer to home. The Khapkov family especially has been hauling supplies out there for years; good to see them honored for it. Did you catch any of the service yourself?