Divine Liturgy in the Church Named after Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, Lesnoye Matyninotranslated

On September 29, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, the day of commemoration of the Holy Martyress Euphemia All-praising, Metropolitan Lagonin of Simbirsk and Novospassky celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church named after Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, Lesnoye Matynino.

His Eminence was assisted by the District Administrator of Kuzovatovo District, the priest-in-charge of the church Fr. Sergiy Arystov, Fr. Vladimir Vashchenko, the Protocol Officer of the Simbirsk Eparchy Fr. Valeriy Stavrovsky, deacon Ioann Kosyakov, and deacon Grigory Shevchenko.

After the Liturgy, veneration of the Life-Creating Cross of our Lord was performed.

The Divine Service was sung by the Archepiscopal Male Choir of the Simbirsk Metropolitanate under the direction of conductor Roman Khteev.