Archpriest Evgeny Popichenko Biography

This was a responsible thing, necessary for people, and he himself liked it. I came to children's, adults - female, male, senile - departments, talked with patients. The blessing of the leadership of the new diocesan department of social ministry was given by Archbishop Vikenty in April, and then with his vision of events, prayer, support, attention for many years supported us.

I have special words of gratitude to Vladyka Panteleimon Shatov, chairman of the synodal department of church charity and social service. With the advent of the Yekaterinburg department of Metropolitan Kirill, the social department received a new development impetus. Vladyka immediately looked in our direction, outlined the importance of the social work of parishes and the church, set new tasks, supported and still supports social ministry.

His constant interest, personal participation in events is a huge assistance, thanks to which the social department of the diocese, which turned 18 years old in the year, and the service of mercy develop step by step. Now we have more than 20 social and charitable projects in Yekaterinburg, near the wards, the order of sisters of mercy, 40 brothers of the Assumption Brotherhood and more volunteers.

I love worship, I like to deal with people who come to conversations. And any economic administrative processes, it seemed to me that they immediately deprive life, energy. After all, the abbot needs to devote a lot of time to the household. In addition, the responsibility for making a decision - spiritual and spiritual - more than physical activity. Since the year I am the abbot.

And I thank Vladyka Cyril for this obedience, thank God for the opportunity to serve the Church in this way. Like many rectors in our country, with the advent, I had a chance to solve the problem of restoring the house of God's house destroyed during the years of Soviet power. The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Yekaterinburg was built in the year.

We have a very good, friendly community, it grows slowly, a lot of families and young people. This is a conversation about the most important, about a life that bothers the soul. My spiritual thoughts about the path to God and the salvation of the soul, about the struggle with passions and the search for truth that are considered through the prism of modern events. It is always glad to take part in the program “Conversations with the priest, which is held in the format of direct broadcast.

We pay great attention to spiritual enlightenment and development of parishioners, and those with whom we communicate remotely. For this we develop the parish video channel, where the recordings of the spiritual conversations of the abbot with parishioners are posted, as well as meetings on the Wind and New Testament, the therapy, the therapy. Propanovs. Every week, my assistants record sermons after Sunday Liturgy, which are laid out on the Social Network of the Assumption of the Assumption of the Assumption.

Yandexjen, where sermons are placed in the text version.

Our parish released a series of 4 books “Medicine for the Soul”: “Old age: Woe or joy?