On May 27, 2024, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a round table of monks from Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl metropolitanates was held in Ivanovo on the topic «Replenishing the brotherhood of the monastery. What does it depend on?"»
In the morning in the Assumption Cathedral the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Metropolitan Joseph of Ivanovo-Voznesensk and Vichuga, Metropolitan Ferapont of Kostroma and Nerekht, Bishop Veniamin of Rybinsk and Romanovo-Borisoglebsk, Bishop Hilarion of Kineshma and Palekh, Bishop Feoktist of Pereslavl and Uglich, Bishop Stephen of Kovrov. The bishops were served by the monks of the monasteries in the clergy, who arrived at the round table.
Afterwards, a round table was held in the Museum and Exhibition Center of the Ivanovo State Historical and Local Lore Museum named after D.G. Burylin. Metropolitan Joseph and Metropolitan Ferapont welcomed the participants.
With reports perform:
- From the Yaroslavl Metropolis — Vicar of the Assumption Adrianov Monastery Yaroslavl Eparchy Hegumen Platon (Shunyaev), Abbess of the Mologsky Pokrovsky Nunnery and the Hierarchical Assumption Convent in the village of Vaulovo Rybinsk Eparchy Hegumeness Claudia (Anisimova);
- From the Metropolis of Kostroma — dean of the Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery of the diocese of Kostroma, Hieromonk Klavdia (Anisimova). Kostroma Hieromonk Nikon (Kosyarum), nun Elena (Garanova), a nun of the Trinity-Sypanova Pakhomievo-Nerekht Nunnery of Kostroma Eparchy;
- From the Vladimir Metropolitan Church — the dean of the Bogolyubsky Alexievsky Monastery of Vladimir, Hieromonk Dychemonk. Vladimir hieromonk Dionisy (Pelevin), abbess of the Assumption Knyaginin monastery of Vladimir, hegumeness Nina. Vladimir hegumeness Nina (Sokolyuk);
- From the Ivanovo Metropolitan Church — Hieromonk Alexander (Fomin), abbess of the Monastery of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord Shuysk Eparchy, and Hegumeness Anatolia (Barshay), abbess of the Nikolsky Nunnery of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk Eparchy.
Resolutions of the round table were announced by Bishop Hilarion, chairman of its editorial committee.
Participants of the round table also visited the Vvedensky Convent in Ivanovo.
Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism/Patriarchy.ru
