A rally of Orthodox temperance societies of the Central Federal District was held in the Sergiev Posad urban district 07/31/2026translated

From July 27 to July 31, 2026 at the Abramtsevo hotel complex in the village of Zhuchki, Sergiev Posad city. A summer gathering of Orthodox temperance societies in the Central Federal District took place. The organizers of the rally were the Coordination Center for Combating Alcoholism and Promoting Sobriety at the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service, the First Moscow Temperance Society and the Department for Promoting Sobriety of the Sergiev Posad Diocese. In total, about 150 people from different regions of Russia took part in the rally. The meeting program included many interesting events for three categories of participants - for those new to sobriety, for “oldies” and a special program for children, which included sobriety lessons and outdoor games. The main speakers and events at the rally were the following. The head of the Coordination Center for Combating Alcoholism and Promoting Sobriety, V.K. Doronkin, held a panel discussion “Without service there is no salvation.” The head of the First Moscow Temperance Society, cleric of the Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy in Moscow, Deacon John Klimenko, conducted a series of conversations for “newcomers.” Founder of the International Reserve Institute...