Zhlobin volunteers became laureates of the competition “Volunteer of St. Seraphim of Sarov”translated

With the blessing of His Eminence Stephen, Archbishop of Gomel and Zhlobin, the sisters of mercy of the Sisterhood in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God “Vsetsaritsa” and teachers of the Sunday school of the parish of the Church of St. Basil the Great in the city of Zhlobin took part in the forum “The Legacy of St. Seraphim of Sarov as the Basis of Sacrificial Ministry.”

The forum was held from June 30 to July 2 in the Nizhny Novgorod diocese and became the final event of the competition “Volunteer of St. Seraphim of Sarov - 2026.” This year it brought together 230 participants from 50 regions of Russia and three regions of the Republic of Belarus.

As part of the program, the Zhlobin delegation visited the Arzamas Orthodox Gymnasium, where classes were held on the use of lean technologies. The participants also visited the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevo Convent and took part in a meeting with Metropolitan George of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas.

Sectional sessions were held at the Alexandrinsky Monastery Orthodox School in the village of Diveevo, at which volunteer projects from different regions were presented. Sister of Mercy Orlova Inna Petrovna spoke about the project “Where They Wait”, which for ten years...