Trinity Cathedral - the main Orthodox shrine of the Schelkovo deanery of the Moscow diocese. Many visitors to the city, and even the most citizens, conquer the cathedral with its unique architecture. Very rarely in Russian lands can one meet the Orthodox Gothic style. Trinity Cathedral (Schelkovo) has already become one of the architectural business cards of the city.
But not only the exterior and interior decoration of this temple is glorious among Christians. At different times, the Shchelkovo new martyrs served in the cathedral, and the miraculous icon of Seraphim of Sarov is also located in the church.
History of Trinity Cathedral
Schelkovo from the very moment of its foundation was a developed, densely populated industrial town. A commercial settlement with so many Orthodox people needed a church. People got to the service in the Nikolsky temple of the village of Zhegalov. The initiators of the construction of the Cathedral in Shchelkovo were police officer Pavel Strizhev and the owner of the weaving factory Alexander Sinitsyn, who gave part of his land to the church. The project of the large cathedral was developed by the then-unknown architect S. M. Goncharov. Already in 1915, the team completed the construction of the temple building and began interior decoration.
In 1925, due to well-known circumstances (propaganda of atheism), the temple was closed. The main structure of the shrine functioned as a theater thanks to excellent acoustics, and other buildings of the temple complex were given to warehouses. During the war, there was a foundry in the basement of the cathedral, where grenades were made. The temple forever lost its original shape: the dome was melted down, the bell tower was dismantled and the entire basement floor was completely clogged with casting waste.
Already in 1980 they wanted to blow up the temple, but they delayed this intention because of the Olympics in Moscow. In 1990, all that was left of the cathedral was again given to the Orthodox community, and in 1991, service was again conducted in the Trinity Church. Restored and completed the shrine already gradually, in subsequent years.
Today the Trinity Cathedral (Schelkovo) is the main church in the Schelkovo district of the Moscow diocese. It was consecrated several times: on December 5, 2010, by Metropolitan Juvenal, and in 2011, 12 new bells were consecrated for Ascension.
How to get to the temple? Bus schedule, Schelkovo - Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Cathedral is located in the Moscow region, the city of Schelkovo, on Proletarsky Prospekt 8. You can get to the temple complex by leaving Yaroslavsky Station to Sq. "Funnel", and then on the minibus number 6, 7 you need to get to the station "Proletarsky Prospekt". Or from the metro station Shchelkovskaya by bus No. 349, 335 or 361 to the station Proletarsky Prospekt.
Shchelkovo New Martyrs
In 2008, Metropolitan Juvenal blessed the celebration of the Day of Remembrance of the Shchelkovo New Martyrs every year on the first Thursday of the Peter Fast. The icon of the New Martyrs is in the main cathedral. It depicts:
- Priest Martyr Vasily Krylov - priest of the Trinity Cathedral since 1934.
- Alexander Krutitsky - a native of an old spiritual family, he is the first of the saints who was canonized on the Schelkovo land.
- Mikhail Nikologorsky served in the church from 1921 until the arrest of the NKVD.
- Vasily Sungurov and Sergiy Kudryavtsev served in the church until its closure, were faithful to their pastoral duty, for which they survived many arrests, persecutions, and interrogations.
Clergy of the Trinity Cathedral, clergy
- Rector of the Holy Trinity Cathedral - Archpriest Andrei Pavlovich Kovalchuk, at the same time is dean of the Schelkovo district.
- Priest Evgeny Andreevich Trushin - member of the diocesan department for media relations, publishing.
- Maxim Alifanov was a priest in the Trinity Cathedral of Schelkovo since 2006, before that he served in the city of Kamenetz-Podolsky.
- Dimitry Tretyakov is a member of the missionary diocesan department.
- John Lapkin, a cleric of the church, served in the Assumption Cathedral of the Novodevichy Convent in the past.
- Alexander Amelin is a cleric of the Trinity Cathedral.
- Deacon Kirill Kovalchuk.
- Dimitry Medvedev is a deacon.
Shrines in Trinity Cathedral
The cathedral houses a valuable icon of the Monk Wonderworker Seraphim of Sarov. This is a very important icon in the Christian world, since not only Orthodox, but also Catholics venerate the saint. Seraphim is most often asked for harmony, peace and the cessation of spiritual suffering. Also, Seraphim of Sarov is honored for willpower and perseverance of faith. His icon often falls to those who lack their own will, suffering from addictions - alcohol, nicotine, gluttony. Also, history knows many cases of miraculous healings in front of the icon of the miracle worker, even from the most serious ailments. The Orthodox Church honors the memory of the miracle worker on January 15, on the same day men baptized under the name Seraphim celebrate the day of the guardian angel.
The image of the saint in the Trinity Cathedral was from the moment the shrine was founded. After the temple closed, many valuables in the chapels were looted. But this icon was saved by one of the rural parishioners. The canvas was stored in a dark place, it was darkened and darkened. But when, after the restoration of the temple, the icon was returned to the church, the image was updated by itself. The miracle of a self-renewed icon in this temple occurred for the first time.
Wedding, baptism, trebe in the Trinity Cathedral
The area around the cathedral complex is very picturesque, and the church itself has a very masterfully painted dome, iconostasis. Therefore, couples often choose the Trinity Cathedral, Schelkovo to perform the sacrament of wedding. Photos on the background of the temple are very beautiful, the architecture of the cathedral is unique in style. Baptism of infants is carried out in groups. Preparation for the wedding ceremony is the same as in other Orthodox churches, according to Orthodox canons. The couple needs to fast, confess and partake of the wedding.
Trinity Cathedral, Schelkovo: schedule of services, liturgies
Residents of a big city often depend on traffic inconvenience, lack of time. Now, even when visiting a church, you need to estimate the time of the service, the schedule of liturgies, etc. On the site of the cathedral or Shchelkovo deanery, you can see a detailed list of schedules of daily early and evening services for the next month.
On weekdays, not public holidays, the morning liturgy begins at 08:30, the service lasts 2-2.5 hours, includes reading the hours, confession, reading the gospel, communion, preaching and sacrament prayer. Evening service starts at 17:00.
Like some large monasteries, Trinity Cathedral in Shchelkovo the schedule of worship on holidays and Sundays is in two stages. The early liturgy begins at 06:30, after the service, parishioners receive communion. The late morning liturgy begins at 09:00, the second service is often bishop's, it is brought by the Bishop, archpriest or rector of the cathedral. At the second Sunday service, many children are often present for the sacrament (since the time is convenient).
The service schedule at Trinity Cathedral (Schelkovo) in the evening also varies on weekdays and holidays. Evening service on holidays or Sundays begins at 17:00, an akathist is read at evening service. It lasts 2-2.5 hours, depending on whether the hours or polyeleos are read in the service. Before the great Orthodox holidays in the church at 17:00, the Divine Liturgy and all-night vigil are held.
Parish life of the main church of the city of Shchelkovo
Trinity Cathedral (Schelkovo) - the main Orthodox shrine of the area. The priests of the temple not only conduct church services, but also conduct active charitable, educational and enlightening activities. Weekly events with children, students, workers, according to priests, contribute to the spread of good deeds, peace and harmony. Every year, a feast of the Orthodox book is held in the church, to which many schoolchildren, intellectuals and just kind, smart people come.
Also, events are held in the church with an educational and entertainment bias: a holiday of Orthodox pastries, a service with a children's choir, tours of the Trinity Church, a holiday of the Christmas tree, etc. Also in the cathedral, pilgrimages are organized for adults, schoolchildren, students of seminaries to Orthodox shrines. .