On September 22, 2024, celebrations were held on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the revival of the Pinsk Diocese. The celebration began with a Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Word of God at the Varvarinsky Nunnery in Pinsk. Pinsk, which was led by Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, accompanied by Bishop Leonid of Turov and Mozyr and Bishop George of Pinsk and Luninets.
Bishop of Pinsk and Luninets.
The archpastors were served by: Archpriest Mikhail Pinchuk, rector of the parish of the Church of the Great Martyr Theodore Tyrone in Pinsk; Archpriest Michael Pinchuk, executive secretary of the Department of Affairs Belarusian Orthodox Church Archpriest Andrei Volkov, secretary of the Pinsk diocese, archpriest Konstantin Balakai, dean of the Pinsk district; archpriest Grigory Pilipchuk, dean of the Ivatsevichy district; archpriest Peter Pilipchuk, dean of the Gantsevichy district, Archpriest Grigory Kozhanovsky, dean of the David-Horodoksky district; Archpriest Georgy Zhitko, dean of the Lyakhovichi district; Archpriest Vitaly Lozovsky, dean of the Baranovichi district; Archpriest Leontiy Dobrinets, dean of the Stolin district; Archpriest Leontiy Dobrinets, dean of the Stolin district; Archpriest Konstantin Balakai, dean of the Baranovichi district Archpriest Sergius Kryshtal of the Luninets district, Archpriest Vladimir Komkov, dean of the Ivanovo district, Archpriest Georgy Matskevich, rector of the parish of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Pinsk, Archpriest Victor Sachkovsky, rector of the parish of the Church of the Martyr Child Gabriel in Pinsk, head of the diocesan department for cooperation with secular educational institutions. Archpriest Victor Sachkovsky, rector of the parish of the Church of the Blessed Princes Peter and Fevronia in Pinsk, head of the diocesan department for youth work, Priest Alexander Sytsevich, rector of the parish of the Church of the Martyr Caesarevich Alexis in Pinsk, head of the diocesan department for cooperation with secular educational institutions. Priest Sergius Plotnitsky, head of the diocesan social department of Pinsk, Priest Nikita Pshenichny, clergyman of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Word, Priest Sergius Nemshon, vice-rector for external relations and head of the department of church arts Minsk Theological Seminary, Hieromonk Agafangel (Budishin), clergyman of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Word, Priest Alexis Petlitsky, rector of the Church of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga in Minsk, Priest Vladimir Dolgopolsky, rector of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Word. Priest Vladimir Dolgopolov.
The liturgical hymns were performed by the choir under the direction of regent Elena Lebedeva.
The broadcast was broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.
On Valery Rebkovets, chairman of the Pinsk City Executive Committee, Sergei Sozonchuk, chairman of the Pinsk District Executive Committee, Sergei Kunitsky, chairman of the Pinsk City Council of Deputies, Vyacheslav Loziuk, chairman of the Pinsk District Council of Deputies, Vladimir Kolesnikovich, deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, and Alexander Omelyanyuk, deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, attended the service.
After the Litany of Supplication, prayer petitions for the restoration of peace were offered.
Priest Alexander Sytsevich delivered the sermon before the Communion.
At the end of the Divine Liturgy Bishop Georgy greeted the Patriarchal Exarch and thanked him for his visit to Pinsk.
Bishop Georgy greeted the Patriarchal Exarch and thanked him for his visit to Pinsk.
Metropolitan Veniamin congratulated those gathered for the celebrations on the anniversary of the diocese and addressed in his archpastoral speech to the glorious and tragic pages of the history of Orthodoxy in the Pinsk region. Something has been lost but remains in people's memory, and something is preserved and multiplied. Many There are still shrines that have not been revived. But the most important thing is the revival of human souls, the archpastor said. Decades since the revival of the diocese, which we remember today, have passed under the archpastoral leadership of the archbishop Stephan (Korzun), who worked in the Pinsk region for a third of a century. We have taken from him a good legacy, which we must now pass on to the next generations.
The bishops who arrived at the celebration were greeted by the chairman of the Pinsk City Executive Committee Valery Rebkovets and chairman of the Pinsk District Executive Committee Sergey Sozonchuk.
At the end, they proclaimed a tribute to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, bishops, clergy and all those present.
At the end of the ceremony, they proclaimed many years to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, bishops, clergy and all those present.
Afterwards, the guests visited Gymnasium No. 2 in Pinsk, where the opening of the walls of the gymnasium was held. Then the guests visited Gymnasium No. 2 in Pinsk, where a stand dedicated to Archbishop Stefan (Korzun), who headed the diocese from 1990 to 2022, was unveiled.
The celebrations continued with a festive concert in the House of Culture in Pinsk.
The guests visited the Gymnasium No. 2 in Pinsk.
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