In Togliatti, a prayer service was held for St. Pimen of Ugreshsky, the heavenly patron of penal correction system employeestranslated

On August 30, 2026, on the day of memory of the Venerable Pimen of Ugreshsky, a prayer service was held in the Transfiguration Cathedral of Tolyatti. The service was led by Bishop Nestor of Togliatti and Zhigulevsky. The prayer service was attended by the leadership and employees of the Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Samara Region, the head of the prison deanery of the Samara Metropolis, Priest Andrei Ivanov, as well as parishioners of the cathedral. The Venerable Pimen of Ugreshsky was identified as the heavenly patron of workers in the penitentiary system relatively recently. His life, full of active love for others, mercy and care for those in need, serves as a moral guide for those whose professional duty is related to the correction and return of a person to a full life in society. After the service, Bishop Nestor addressed those gathered with an archpastoral word.

The Bishop noted the special importance of service based on responsibility, patience and mercy, wished the employees of the penal system strength of spirit, God's help in the performance of official duties, and their families - peace and prosperity. During the ceremony, Igor Yuryevich Voznesensky, for almost ten...