Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass performed an evening service at the Church of the Archangel Michael in Chelyabinsktranslated
On the eve of the celebration of the memory of Saints Zosima and Savvaty of Solovetsky, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass performed an evening service with polyeleos in the Church of the Archangel Michael in Chelyabinsk. The ruling bishop was assisted by the dean of the Central Deanery, Archpriest Sergius Sevastyanov, the rector of the church, Priest Sergius Turulin, and other clergy. During the service, Bishop Alexy awarded Priest Sergius Turulin the right to wear a gold-colored pectoral cross. The archpastor and clergy read an akathist to the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Metropolitan Alexy anointed the parishioners with blessed oil. The ruling bishop congratulated everyone on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. “Today we glorified the Mother of God and Christ the Savior. The celebration of the Transfiguration of the Lord continues. This holiday, when the Lord calls us to transform our soul, our entire life, should remain in our hearts for a long time. The Lord calls us to deification and achieve eternal salvation in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Let the Queen of Heaven and the holy saints of God help us with this,” said Bishop Alexy. CDRO Chelyabinsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. All rights reserved.
