Metropolitan Tikhon held a children's liturgy in Orel

Today, on September 27, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, Metropolitan Tikhon of Orel and Bolkhov celebrated the Children’s Divine Liturgy. It was held in the house church of St. Elizabeth at the Sunday school of the Iverian Temple of the Eagle.

According to the press service of the diocese, the bishop was served by the rector of the church, Archpriest Vasily Ivanov, clergymen of the diocese and a guest from the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra - Hieromonk Job (Urum).

After the service, the archpastor addressed the children, their parents and teachers with a word of instruction. He congratulated the faithful on the holiday and recalled important historical dates closely related to the history of the Oryol Territory.