09.26.2026 Bishop John of Shuisky and Teikovsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the St. Nicholas Church in the village of Khotimltranslated

On September 26, Saturday of the 17th week after Pentecost, Bishop John of Shuisky and Teikovsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the St. Nicholas Church in the village of Khotiml, Yuzhsky district.

Concelebrating with the Bishop were: the dean of the churches of the Yuzhsky district, Priest Vasily Smirnov; the rector of the St. Nicholas Church in the village of Khotiml, Priest Georgy Salnikov; rector of the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in Yuzha, Priest Igor Bondarenko; rector of the Vvedensky Church in the village of Kholui Priest Victor Primak. The diaconal rank was headed by Deacon Alexander Volov. Liturgical hymns were performed by the Bishop's Choir of the Resurrection Cathedral under the direction of Yuri Naumov. The sermon before Communion was delivered by Priest Igor Bondarenko.

Present at the service were: Baranov Andrey Aleksandrovich - head of the Yuzhsky urban settlement; Elena Aleksandrovna Muratova - Chairman of the Council of Deputies of the Yuzhsky Municipal District; Yushkov Dmitry Valerievich - head of the Khotimlsky rural settlement.

At the end of the service, Bishop John awarded the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church who worked for the glory of the Church of Christ: Alexander Pavlovich Zelentsov, Pavel Igorevich Gromov and Tatyana Vyacheslavovna - with Bishop's Certificates, and Dmitry Yushkov...