Children from Tomsk parishes met at a sports and tactical rally of Sunday schools of the diocesetranslated

Prikhody.ru 09.29.2026. A gathering of Sunday schools of the Tomsk diocese was organized on the last weekend of September in the Church of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, Wonderworker of the Zonal Station village. Pupils of Sunday schools from churches in Tomsk and Seversk, as well as the Tomsk region, came here.

The rally was held at three venues: the territory of the parish, the House of Culture and the Luch stadium. At the stadium, the students took part in the all-Russian “Cross of Nations” race, at the end of which a large banner measuring fifteen by ten meters with the image of the icon of the Savior Not Made by Hands was stretched across the stadium field. In the House of Culture, which is located next to the church, there was a platform “For purity of speech” of the project “Russia without foul language.” In addition, excursions were conducted around the church and the bell tower. In addition, everyone could ride horses.

According to the diocese’s website, the site from the sports and patriotic public organization “Sons of the Fatherland” aroused great interest among children and adults. It was possible not only to watch a master class on tactical medicine, but also to try on military uniforms, assemble and disassemble a machine gun, and get acquainted with the work of drones. Participants and guests...