Three Kirov residents were awarded according to the results of the competition “Volunteer of St. Seraphim of Sarov - 2026”translated

On July 2, 2026, in the Church of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, located on the territory of the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery, the final event of the forum “The Legacy of St. Seraphim of Sarov as the Basis of Sacrificial Ministry” took place.

The plenary session was attended by Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs Priest Alexy Solovyov, Head of the Sector for Relations with Dioceses of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs Priest Vasily Rodionov, Head of the Department for Youth Affairs of the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese Priest Andrei Bandin, Head of the Diocesan Department for Interaction with Medical and Social Institutions Priest Andrei Ruzanov, Advisor Head of the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolis, head of the program “In the name of St. Seraphim of Sarov” Olga Baraeva, participants in the forum “The Legacy of St. Seraphim of Sarov as the basis of sacrificial service”, clergy of the Nizhny Novgorod diocese.

The moderator of the meeting was Priest Andrei Bandin.

Priest Alexy Solovyov greeted those gathered: “Allow me, on behalf of the acting chairman of the Synodal Department of the Russian Orthodox Church...