With the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, the vicars of the Astana Diocese celebrated the services of the first week of Great Lent and of the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy in the churches of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District.
On the morning of 23 February 2026, Monday of the first week of Great Lent, the Administrator of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan, Bishop Gennady of Kaskelen, prayed at the appointed service at St Vladimir Church of the city of Almaty, where Matins, the Hours, the Typika and Vespers were served.
That same evening, the hierarch presided over the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at the Trinity Church of the Nativity of Christ Cathedral of the Southern Capital.
On 24 February, the Administrator of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at St Nicholas Cathedral of the Southern Capital.
On 25 February, Bishop Gennady presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at St Nicholas Cathedral of the city of Almaty.
Concelebrating with His Grace were: Dean of the churches of Almaty, Rector of St Nicholas Cathedral and Candidate of Theology Archpriest Valery Zakharov; key-keeper of St Nicholas Cathedral Archpriest Igor Svetlichny; Priest Oleg Nasymov; Priest Vyacheslav Isikov; Deacon Alexei Kanushin; Hierodeacon Athanasius (Kozel); Deacon Alexander Voronin.
In the evening, the archpastor celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the third part of the Great Penitential Canon at the Church in honor of the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Protection–All Saints parish of the Southern Capital.
On 26 February, Bishop Gennady read the concluding part of the Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at the Dormition Cathedral of the city of Astana.
On 27 February, the hierarch presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and the blessing of koliva at the main church of the capital of Kazakhstan.
Concelebrating with His Grace were: key-keeper of St Seraphim Church Archpriest Evgeny Korolkov; head of the Orthodox youth movement of the Astana Deanery Priest Grigory Kulikov; Priest Sergy Dianov; Priest Andrei Parfenov; Priest Viktor Drozhnikov; Deacon Mikhail Chumakov; Deacon Maxim Kuznetsov; Deacon Yaroslav Vokhmentsev; Deacon Nikolai Goryachev.
On 28 February, Saturday of the first week of Great Lent, the day of commemoration of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit, the archpastor celebrated the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom at the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral of the city of Astana.
On 1 March, the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Bishop Gennady of Kaskelen presided at the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great at the capital’s Cathedral in honor of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
Concelebrating with the archpastor were: Dean of the Astana Church District Archimandrite Sergy (Karamyshev); head of the Orthodox youth movement of the Astana Deanery Priest Grigory Kulikov; Priest Sergy Dianov; Deacon Ilya Davydov; Deacon Mikhail Chumakov; Deacon Maxim Kuznetsov; Deacon Yaroslav Vokhmentsev.
The liturgical hymns were sung by the choir of the Dormition Cathedral under the direction of O. Varentsova.
After the Liturgy, the archpastor celebrated the Rite of the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
At the conclusion of the service, the Administrator of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan addressed the numerous faithful with a sermon.
The Vicar of the Astana Diocese, Bishop Klavdian of Taldykorgan, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the first week of Great Lent, celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at the Annunciation Church – the representation of the Taldykorgan Vicariate in the city of Almaty.
On 25 February, Bishop Klavdian presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Annunciation Church of the Southern Capital.
Concelebrating with the hierarch were: Archpriest Vladimir Glukhikh; Priest Nikolai Matlashov; Hierodeacon Benjamin (Vdovin); Deacon Rustik Yakupov.
The liturgical hymns were sung by the choir of the Annunciation Church under the direction of I. Polishcheva and K. Bocharova.
On Thursday of the first week of Great Lent, the hierarch celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at the Church in honor of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos.
On 27 February, the bishop presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and the blessing of koliva at the Annunciation Church of the Southern Capital.
Concelebrating with the archpastor were: Archpriest Vladimir Glukhikh; Priest Nikolai Matlashov; Hierodeacon Benjamin (Vdovin); Deacon Rustik Yakupov.
The choir of the Annunciation Church sang under the direction of I. Polishcheva and K. Bocharova.
On 28 February, Saturday of the first week of Great Lent, the day of commemoration of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit, Bishop Klavdian celebrated the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom at the Annunciation Church – the representation of the Taldykorgan Vicariate in the city of Almaty.
On 1 March, the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Bishop Klavdian of Taldykorgan celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great at the Annunciation Church of the Southern Capital.
Concelebrating with His Grace were: Archpriest Vladimir Glukhikh; Priest Nikolai Matlashov; Hierodeacon Benjamin (Vdovin); Deacon Rustik Yakupov.
The liturgical hymns were sung by the choir of the Annunciation Church under the direction of I. Polishcheva and K. Bocharova.
After the Liturgy, the archpastor celebrated the Rite of the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
At the conclusion of the service, Bishop Klavdian congratulated the clergy and parishioners on the feast and delivered a sermon.
The Vicar of the Astana Diocese, Bishop Veniamin of Talgar, on Monday of the first week of Great Lent prayed at the appointed service at the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral of the city of Kostanay, where Matins, the Hours, the Typika and Vespers were served.
That evening, the hierarch presided over the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at the main church of the Kostanay Diocese.
On 24 February, the archpastor celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew of Crete at St John the Theologian Cathedral of the city of Rudny.
On 25 February, Bishop Veniamin presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral of the city of Kostanay.
Concelebrating with His Grace were the clergy of the main church of the Kostanay Diocese.
The hymns were sung by the cathedral choir under the direction of T. Zhebrak.
In the evening, the archpastor celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the third part of the Great Penitential Canon at St Nicholas Church of the city of Kostanay.
On Thursday of the first week of Great Lent, the hierarch celebrated Great Compline with the reading of the Penitential Canon of Venerable Andrew at the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral of Kostanay.
On 27 February, the bishop presided at the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts and the blessing of koliva at the main church of the Kostanay Diocese.
On 28 February, Saturday of the first week of Great Lent, the day of commemoration of the Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit, Bishop Veniamin celebrated the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom at the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral of Kostanay.
Concelebrating with the archpastor were: Secretary of the Kostanay Diocese Hieromonk Gennady (Burdyuzha); key-keeper of the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral Archpriest Vasily Korolev; Spiritual Father of the Kostanay Diocese Archpriest Andrei Korchazhnikov; clergy of the city churches.
On March 1, the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Bishop Veniamin of Talgar celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great at the main church of the Kostanay Diocese.
Concelebrating with the hierarch were: Secretary of the Kostanay Diocese Hieromonk Gennady (Burdyuzha); key-keeper of the St Constantine and Helen Cathedral Archpriest Vasily Korolev; Spiritual Father of the Kostanay Diocese Archpriest Andrei Korchazhnikov; cleric of the main church of the diocese Abbot Innocent (Pomogalov); Dean of the Sarykol Church District Archpriest Vitaly Kleba; Deacon Eleazar Aitbakin; Deacon Tarasy Takenov.
The liturgical hymns were sung by the archiepiscopal choir of the cathedral under the direction of T. Zhebrak.
After the Liturgy, the archpastor celebrated the Rite of the Triumph of Orthodoxy.
Bishop Veniamin congratulated the clergy and laity on the feast and addressed those gathered with an archpastoral word.
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