On November 27, 2024, an assembly day was held at Minsk Theological Academy. The Divine Liturgy in the Academy's house church in honor of St. Cyril of Turov was led by Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Veniamin.
His Eminence was served by: Bishop Siluan of Peterhof, Rector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy; Bishop Avksenty of Nesvizh, Vicar of the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus; Bishop Evsevius of Drutsk, vicar of the Vitebsk diocese; Archimandrite Athanasius (Sokolov), rector of the Minsk Theological Academy; Archpriest Andrei Volkov, secretary of Minsk Eparchy; Hieromonk Andrei (Vasilyuk), vice-rector for educational work at the Minsk Theological Academy; Archpriest Sergius Movsesyan, first vice-rector of the Institute of Theology named after Saints Methodius and Cyrill BSU; Priest Dionisy Kovalev, Chairman of the Award Commission of the Belarusian Exarchate, Chairman of the Parish Council of St. Dukhov Cathedral in Minsk; Priest Victor Kulaga, head of the Department of Biblical Studies at the Minsk Theological Academy; Archimandrite Nikodim (Generalov), head of the library of Minsk Theological Seminary; Hieromonk Pavel (Cherkasov), vice-rector for academic work at Priest Svyatoslav Rogalsky, teacher of the Minsk Theological Academy; Priest Vadim Dudkin, teacher of the Minsk Theological Academy; Priest Nikolai Busko, postgraduate student of the Minsk Theological Academy.
Minsk Theological Seminary; Priest Svyatoslav Rogalsky, teacher of the Minsk Theological Academy; Priest Vadim Dudkin, teacher of the Minsk Theological Academy; Priest Nikolai Busko, postgraduate student of the Minsk Theological Academy.
The liturgical chants were performed by the academy's choir under the direction of Nikita Deineka. The broadcast was conducted on YouTube channel of the Belarusian Orthodox Church. Protodeacon Andrei Skobei, a 2nd year graduate student of Minsk Theological Academy, delivered the sermon after the Holy Communion verse.
At the end of the service Metropolitan Veniamin congratulated the Rector of the Academy Archimandrite Athanasius, teachers, students and guests on the Academy's assembly day and addressed a word of edification.
The festivities continued in the assembly hall of the theological school. The annual act was opened by Archimandrite Athanasius (Sokolov), who addressed the audience with a word of welcome.
Afterwards there was a ceremony of signing an agreement on the cooperation between the Minsk Theological Academy and St. Petersburg Theological Academy.
The representatives of the theological schools: Bishop Siluan of Peterhof, Bishop Avksenty of Nesvizh, Archimandrite Nikodim (Generalov), Vice-Rector for Educational Work of Vitebsk Theological Academy, Priest Dionisy Andreev, Hieromonk Pavel (Cherkasov), Chairman of the Board of the Educational Center named after Saints Methodius and Cyrill, Priest Svyatoslav Rogalsky made welcoming speeches.
Metropolitan Veniamin awarded the teachers and students of St. Petersburg Theological Academy for the 2023/2024 academic year.
Metropolitan Veniamin awarded teachers and students at the end of the 2023/2024 academic year. For active participation in the life of the theological school, high performance in teaching and methodological, research and educational work was expressed gratitude to the vice-rector for educational work of Minsk Theological Academy, senior lecturer of the Department of Biblical Studies and Theology Hieromonk Andrei (Vasilyuk), professor of the Department of Apologetics Priest Konstantin Golubev, senior lecturer of the Department of Church History and Church-practical disciplines Archpriest Andrei Volkov — in connection with the 10th anniversary of teaching at the Minsk Theological Academy.
At the end of the official part of the event, the Patriarchal Exarch addressed the audience with an archpastoral word.
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