Kuzbass priest made a trip to the Northern Military District zone for spiritual support of military personneltranslated

September 15, 2026 · 1 min read

In September 2026, the rector of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in the city of Kemerovo, priest John Pavlyuk, with the blessing of the head of the Kuzbass Metropolis, Metropolitan Aristarkh of Kemerovo and Prokopyevsk, made another business trip to the zone of a special military operation. The trip was a continuation of regular missions, the main goal of which is spiritual support for Russian military personnel. In a combat situation, Father John performed divine services, the Sacraments of Confession, […]

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Jana Nováková

Father Ioann has a hard time going there regularly. I would like to know if the soldiers most often ask for a confession or rather for him to talk to them about the family for a while. I thank him for the work.

Ирина Андреева

Father John has already visited there not for the first time; well done. In Yaroslavl, one of our priests also went there and told us that soldiers most often approach for confession first, and then ask about their family. Thank you to him for this work.

Илья Фёдоров

Father John has indeed gone there several times, that’s for sure. In Novosibirsk, a priest I know also told me that soldiers go to confession first, and about their family members only later. Thank you for sharing about Yaroslavl, it’s interesting to know how it is in other dioceses.

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