Archbishop Stefan celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Twelve Apostles in Ag. Chirkovichitranslated

On July 13, 2026, on the day of the celebration of the Council of the glorious and all-validated 12 Apostles of Christ, a bishop’s service was held in the Church of the Holy Twelve Apostles in the agricultural town of Chirkovichi.

The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Stefan, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin.

His Eminence was co-served by the dean of the Svetlogorsk district, Archpriest Alexander Kisel, the rector of the parish, Priest Alexey Kaposhko, as well as the clergy of the Svetlogorsk deanery and the Gomel diocese.

During the service, intense prayer requests for the restoration of peace were offered.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, a procession of the cross was held around the temple, after which the clergy and believers glorified the holy, glorious and all-praised 12 apostles of Christ.

Concluding the service, Bishop Stefan congratulated the communicants on their reception of the Holy Mysteries of Christ and gave the archpastoral blessing to all present.