On the 40th day after the repose of Archbishop Serapion, a memorial litya was performed in Kokshetau

March 8, 2025. Kokshetau. Forty days have passed since the repose in the Lord of Archbishop Serapion of Kokshetau and Akmola.

With the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, following the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Archangel Michael, Bishop Veniamin of Talgar, Vicar of the Astana Diocese, performed a memorial litya for the newly departed hierarch, who was laid to rest by the altar of the church.

His Grace was concelebrated by: archpriest Vasily Kachankin, rector of the Church of the Holy Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth in the city of Yerementau; archpriest Konstantin Kopnin, dean of the Kokshetau church district; priest Viktor Gorbunov; deacon Uar Zhazitov; deacon Andrey Kulyas.

The memorial service was attended by staff members of the Kokshetau Diocesan Administration and parishioners of the city’s churches.

The choir of the Church of the Archangel Michael, directed by T. Nekrasova, sang during the service.

At the conclusion of the litya, Bishop Veniamin addressed the gathered faithful with an archpastoral word.

The clergy and congregation chanted “Eternal Memory” for the newly departed Archbishop Serapion.