June 19, 2026. Almaty. With the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, following the conclusion of the evening service at the Ascension Cathedral, Bishop Veniamin of Talgar, Vicar of the Astana Diocese, presided over a Prayer Service with the reading of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos.
Praying at the service were: Archpriest Valery Zakharov, Dean of the Churches of the Southern Capital; Archpriest Alexander Suvorov, Head of the Metropolitan District’s Department for Public Relations and Dean of the Ascension Cathedral; the cathedral clergy; rectors and clerics of the churches of Almaty; V.M. Kapsamun, President of the Eleos-Meirim Public Foundation; staff of the Almaty Diocesan Administration; and Orthodox residents of the Southern Capital.
The kontakia and opening verses of the ikoi of the Akathist were read alternately by the hierarch and the concelebrating priests.
The hymns were performed by the men’s choir of the Almaty Diocese.
Following the reading of the Akathist, the clergy and faithful sang the prayer “Beneath Thy Compassion” and the Magnification to the Most Holy Theotokos, after which the hierarch delivered a word of instruction.
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