Consecration of a clearing in honor of the righteous Artemy Verkolsky at the parish of the Intercession Church in the village of Zhestylevo 07/05/2026translated

July 5, 2026, after the all-night vigil, Intercession Church. Zhestylevo Dmitrovskogo m.o. Bishop Kirill of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov visited. The Bishop performed a prayer service and the rite of consecrating a clearing in honor of the righteous Artemy Verkolsky, located near the Sunday school of the Intercession Church.

After the consecration of the clearing, a funeral litany was held for the ever-memorable Artemy, the son of the parishioner of the church Albina Nikolaevna Rizina, through whose efforts this place was landscaped. At the end of the service, Bishop Kirill presented A. N. Rizina with a diocesan letter of gratitude.

The event was attended by the deputy dean of the Dmitrov church district, the rector of the Sretensky Church in Dmitrov, Archpriest Dimitry Skidalenko, the rector of the Intercession Church in the village. Zhestylevo priest Alexander Yudenko, rector of the Elisabeth Church in Dmitrov priest Vadim Kulvanovsky, abbess of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Maklakovo Abbess Tamara (Goncharenko).

At the end of the liturgical part, a concert was organized for the parishioners with the participation of Sunday school students. Guests were treated to a meal and a fair of children's fusing and glass work in the church house.