Winners of the Paschal Internet Carousel Announced

On May 3, 2026, by the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, an online carousel dedicated to the feast of the Bright Resurrection of Christ took place.

The event, organized by the Commission for Educational Ministry of the Astana Diocese, brought together pupils of Sunday schools and members of Orthodox youth movement clubs, as well as students of secular educational and cultural institutions from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania and Latvia.

A total of 28 teams participated in the online competition – 4 from parish youth clubs and 24 from Sunday and general education schools.

The quiz included questions on the Gospel accounts of Christ’s Resurrection and the particular features of the Paschal services. In connection with the recent celebration of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, several questions focused on military history.

The intellectual competition was divided into two categories: Sunday schools (participants up to 17 years old) and youth clubs (participants over 17 years old).

According to the results of the internet carousel, the following teams were recognized as winners and prize recipients.

Sunday School Category

First Place

“Pokrov” (Sunday Educational Center, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan)

“Pure in Heart” (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

“Radonezh” (Church of All Saints, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan)

“Seeds of Faith” (Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, Kerch, Russia)

“Bethlehem” (Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, village of Petrovka, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan)

“My Joy” (Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov, village of Chapaevo, Alma-Ata Region, Kazakhstan)

Second Place

Nujamiesčio School (Vilnius, Lithuania)

“Peresvet” (combined team, Bryansk, Russia)

“Guiding Star” (Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan)

“Crystal” (Church of St. Vladimir, Aktobe, Kazakhstan)

“Maranatha” (Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, village of Irtyshsk, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan)

“Youths” (Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, Rezekne, Latvia)

“Joy of Faith” (Sebastian-Magdalene Church, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan)

“Blagovest” (Annunciation Cathedral, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan)

“Little Radonezh” (Church of All Saints, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan)

“Young Novoishim Residents” (St. Nicholas Church, village of Novoishimskoye, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan)

Third Place

“Dobrokhoty” (Central Sunday School, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan)

Saulétekis Multifunctional School-Center (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Jašiūnai Basic School (settlement of Jašiūnai, Lithuania)

Youth Club Category

First Place

“Agape” (Archangel Michael Church, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan)

Third Place

“Guiding Star” (Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan)

“Vostok-Express” (St. Vladimir Church, Chemolgan Station, Alma-Ata Region, Kazakhstan)

“Penguins” (Church of the Nativity of Christ, Kobrin, Belarus)

With the Paschal Internet Carousel, the Commission for Educational Ministry of the Astana Diocese concluded the series of eleven games comprising the 11th season of international online quizzes for Orthodox youth.

The organizers expressed gratitude to the leaders of youth clubs, directors and teachers of parish schools who participated in the events.

The next internet carousel, “Over the Gospel,” will take place in September 2026.