The events timed to coincide with the Day of Criminal Executive System Officers who died in the line of duty, which is celebrated annually on September 22, were attended by the Vicar of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Stavropigial Monastery Bishop Methodius of Egorievsk, the Vicar of the Svyato-Troitskaya Sergiev Lavra Bishop Kirill of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov, Acting Chairman of the Synodal Department for Prison Ministry, Priest Kirill Markovsky, Assistant Head of the State Penitentiary Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the city of Moscow for organizing work with believers and religious believers. Priest Florentiy Alexandrov, assistant to the head of the State Penitentiary Department for the Moscow region for the organization of work with believers, and Priest Mikhail Kuzemka.
Priest Kirill Markovsky, assistant to the head of the State Penitentiary Department for the Moscow region for the organization of work with believers.
For more than 20 years the Nikolo-Ugreshskaya monastery has been a special place of spiritual attraction for thousands of employees of the Russian penitentiary department. On the territory of the monastery there is the only church in Russia in honor of St. Pimen of Ugresh, erected at the expense of the penitentiary staff in memory of their colleagues who remained faithful to the oath to the end. There are memorial plates on the walls inside the temple, on the The names of 201 heroes are engraved in gold letters.
In the past two years, a lot of work has been done in the refurbishment, restoration and painting of the temple, arrangement of the adjacent territory, planting trees on the Walk of Fame. Every year at the end of September, numerous guests come to Ugresha to pray at the cathedral and honor the memory of their untimely departed colleagues.
This year's memorial events were attended by Arkady Gostev, Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, Vsevolod Vukolov, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, Vasily Piskarev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Security and Anti-Corruption, representatives of the management and staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the State Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Moscow, the State Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Moscow, the State Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Moscow and the State Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Moscow. Representatives of the management and employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the Main Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Moscow, the Main Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Moscow Region, cadets of educational organizations of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, family members of the victims, honored guests, patrons of the arts, representatives of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Moscow and the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia.
Before the beginning of the celebrations for the family members of the fallen officers was organized a tour of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Stavropigial Monastery. The guests learned interesting facts from the history of the monastery and about the relics kept in its churches. Then in the church of St. Pimen A liturgy was held for those who died in the penitentiary system, led by Vladyka Methodius.
After the service, a solemn rally was held on the square in front of the church of St. Pimen of Ugresh. The Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia addressed the audience and said that the agency is doing everything to preserve the memory of the fallen officers, expressed words of deep gratitude to the families and loved ones of the untimely departed colleagues for their steadfastness, endurance, exceptional courage and vitality.
«We bow our heads before those who, at the cost of their own lives, fulfilled their duty and remained faithful to their oath, to the Fatherland» — emphasized the head of the department.
Bishop Methodius and Bishop Kirill also addressed the guests. Bishops spoke about the importance of remembering the dead, about the careful preservation of historical memory for future generations.
Bishop Mefodiy and Bishop Kirill also addressed the guests.
The rally ended with a minute of silence and a solemn march of the platoon of honor guard of the Academy of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.
Press service of the Synodal Department for Prison Ministry/Patriarchy.ru
