Metropolitan Eugene led the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the city of Serovtranslated

Today, September 30, 2026, on the day of remembrance of the holy martyrs Faith, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sophia - the heavenly patrons of the Serov diocese - the Serov diocese celebrated 8 years since its formation. The central event of the celebrations was the festive Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the city of Serov. The service was led by Metropolitan Ekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy.

Concelebrating with His Eminence was Bishop Feognost of Serov and Krasnoturinsky; Bishop Methodius of Kamensky and Kamyshlovsky; Bishop of Alapaevsk and Irbit Sergius; Bishop of Nizhny Tagil and Nevyansk Meliton, as well as clergy of the Serov and Yekaterinburg dioceses, including the cleric of the Church-Monument on the Blood in the name of All Saints who shone in the Russian land of the city of Yekaterinburg, Protodeacon Dimitry Tarantin.

Also praying during the service were the head of the administration of the Northern Administrative District of the Sverdlovsk Region, Alexander Vyacheslavovich Verwein; head of the Serov municipal district Alexander Vladimirovich Vovyakov; Chairman of the Duma of the Serov Municipal District Olga Viktorovna Chernetsova. At the end of the service, the clergy and parishioners sang...