On April 21, 2017, on Friday of Easter Week, the Head of the Don Metropolis, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk, Mercury celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Army Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection.

His Eminence was served by the dean of the parishes of the Aksai district, archpriest Andrei Mekushkin, senior priest of the Cathedral Valery Voloschuk, secretary of the Rostov Diocesan Administration, hieromonk Artemy (Kuzmin), acting the vicar of the Holy Donskoy Starocherkassk Monastery, hieromonk Sergius (Kolomits), clerics of the deanery.

The Easter message of the Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury to pastors, monastics, clergy, God-pleasing flock of the Rostov-on-Don eparchy was announced by priest Andrei Bogachenko.

At the end of the service, Metropolitan Mercury was greeted by archpriest Andrei Mekushkin, dean of the parishes of Aksai district, and the senior priest of the Cathedral Valery Voloschuk.

The Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury addressed the prayers with an archpastoral word, in which, in particular, he said: “The greatness of the Church is not that it is numerous, and it has solemn and decorated temples, but in the unity it represents, in unity with his Risen Savior. “

At the end of the service, on the eve of the Myrrhbearers feast, the Head of the Don Metropolis awarded thanksgiving letters to the conspicuous wives of the clergy of the Rostov-on-Don diocese.