Archbishop Theophylact and Metropolitan Vikenty to visit Turkmenistan
From May 19 to 26, the visit of the administrator of the deanery of the Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan, Archbishop Theophylact of Pyatigorsk and Circassian and the head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Vikenty, will take place in Turkmenistan.
Divine services with the participation of Archbishop Theophylact and Metropolitan Vikenty will be held:
May 21 — The 6th Week after Easter, in memory of St. Johann the Theologian
09:00 — Divine Liturgy at the Alexander Nevsky Church (Ashgabat)
16:00 — Evening service in St. Nicholas Church (Ashgabat)
May 22 — Transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas to Bari
09:00 — Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Church (Ashgabat)
16:00 — Evening service at the Resurrection Cathedral (Ashgabat)
May 23 — St. Simon the Zealot
09:00 — Divine Liturgy at the Resurrection Cathedral (Ashgabat)
16:00 — Evening divine service in the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Ashgabat)
May 24 — Equiapp. Methodius and Cyril, Slovenian teachers
09:00 — Divine Liturgy in the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal to the Apostles (Ashgabat)
16:00 — Evening service in St. Nicholas Church (Ashgabat)
May 25 — Ascension of the Lord
09:00 — Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the Icon of the Mother of God
It should be recalled that in January 2023, Archbishop Theophylact of Pyatigorsk and Cherkess, the administrator of the Patriarchal Deanery of the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan, has already visited Turkmenistan.
During the visit, Vladyka visited the churches of Turkmenabat, Bayramali, Mary, Tejen, and Ashgabat, where he performed divine services, and also got acquainted with the activities of the temples.
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