A prayer service was held in Vladikavkaz for the beginning of the new school yeartranslated

On August 31, 2026, in Vladikavkaz, at the monument to Archpriest Alexy (Akso) Koliev, Archbishop of Vladikavkaz and Alan Gerasim led a prayer service for the beginning of the new school year. The annual celebration of this service on the eve of September 1 is a good tradition for the ruling bishop and clergy of the diocese, teachers and students of educational institutions in the capital of North Ossetia-Alania. Concelebrating with Archbishop Gerasim was the dean of the Iriston district, Archpriest Konstantin Dzhioev, the secretary of the diocese, Priest Rustik Fenchenko, and clergy from the churches of Vladikavkaz.