The authors of reviews invariably call this church beautiful both inside and out. The Epiphany Church in Miass (photo presented in the article), visitors unanimously consider it a place where you will certainly find peace and peace of mind. Believers admire the beautiful architecture of the building, the excellent acoustics inside and the rich interior decoration. Also, visitors note in the Church of the Epiphany (Miass) the presence of a wonderful parish, a friendly and very attentive rector and confessors, a good choir, readers, as well as helpful staff of services: library, church shop, reception desk. The spiritual power and grandeur of this place makes a huge impression on visitors.
Description
The Epiphany Church in Miass (the largest in the city) is one of the main Orthodox city shrines. The construction is located on a picturesque river bank.
The temple is equipped with four chapters, symbolizing Jesus Christ and the four evangelists. Gilding on the domes testifies to the dedication of the church to Christ and one of the main church holidays - the Epiphany of the Lord. One of them rises above the apse. The bell tower, which pleases the parishioners with its ringing, adjoins the building from the west. The walls of the temple, painted in snow-white and blue colors, are distinguished by restrained and austere beauty. Pleasing to the eye and rich interior decoration. The altar of the church of the Epiphany in Miass is decorated with magnificent paintings by Alexander Ketrosan (Pskov icon painter), who received the patriarchal award of St. Sergius of Radonezh for it.
Ural minerals are used in the painting, of which lazurite with its unique blue tint draws special attention of the audience. The authorship of the Pskov talented icon painter belongs to the icons of all three iconostases in the Epiphany Church in Miass. This church has many icons that are considered quite rare. In addition, the holy relics are accessible for worship here: the Monk Amphilochius and Job of Pochaev, as well as the righteous Simeon of Verkhotursky.
About the origin of the name
The Holy Epiphany of the Lord, in whose honor the temple is named, is one of the oldest Christian holidays (along with Pentecost and Easter), dedicated to the birth of Christ and its attendant events. The Epiphany, which is also called Baptism, is celebrated in Russia on January 19. On a holiday in the temples bless water. The Orthodox in Russia widely support the tradition of bathing that day in special ice holes with consecrated water - the “Jordanians”, symbolizing the baptism of Jesus Christ in the sacred river Jordan.
Story
The construction of the Mias Church of the Holy Epiphany was started in 1994 with funds from a car factory, which was then led by Yuri Gorozhaninov. Construction was suspended due to difficulties experienced by the enterprise. The construction of the church resumed in 2004. Along with Ural AZ, financial participation in this project was taken by: Parity Charitable Foundation, Miass DRSU, Ural-Trade LLC, Kemma LLC. An invaluable contribution to the organization of construction was made by priest Igor Kazantsev.
For some time, services were held in an unfinished temple (in the basement of the building). The clergy and parishioners have fallen difficult trials. They earnestly prayed that the Lord would help them complete the pious work begun. The construction was completed in 2007. In 2012, the finally rebuilt temple was opened for worship.
Today
And today there are entrepreneurs and organizations ready to act as patrons of art and assistants to the temple. These include: Irkutskenergo OJSC, EnSer OJSC, Miass Engineering Plant, private entrepreneur Alexander Shcherbakov and others. Thanks to their help, the parish community purchased a chandelier, a luxurious iconostasis, a belfry, a magnificent altar painting was created, an administrative building was erected.
About the life of the parish
There is a Sunday school at the church, where adults and their children learn the basics of Orthodoxy, singing, and ringing bells. There are many who wish to do needlework: sculpting, quilling (paper plastic), felting (felting from wool), beadwork, etc. In 2011, a gold sewing workshop was opened at the church, reviving the ancient traditions of embroidery in gold and silver, which is used to decorate church attributes. Subsequently, the best student work exhibited at parish fairs.
About the work of an Orthodox psychologist
An Orthodox psychologist Natalya Kolbasova works at the church, which receives visitors every Thursday and Saturday. Her office is located in the Pyaterochka store (Komarovo), on the third floor. People who come across such situations in life that they cannot handle on their own turn to her for help.
These are parents of young children and adolescents, young spouses, conflicts between which arise due to a lack of understanding of their own role in the family. These are drug addicts, as well as visitors with serious spiritual ill health and obvious psychological pathologies, people who suffered from the “treatment” of sorcerers, psychics, and former members of various sects.
Church of the Epiphany (Miass): schedule of services
The temple is open from 08:00 to 19:00 (daily). On Saturdays and Sundays, funeral services (requiem and funeral services) and the sacrament of baptism are performed in the church. The schedule of worship can be found on the website of the Church of the Epiphany (Miass). Schedule for the first days of February 2019:
- On February 1, on Friday, the following are held: The water sanctuary before the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary “The Inexhaustible Chalice” (with an akathist) - at 09:00; polyelei (evening worship) - at 17:00.
- February 2, Saturday (Day of St. Euthymius the Great): memorial service - at 08:00; Divine Liturgy - at 08:30; All-night vigil - at 17:00.
- February 3, Sunday (36th Pentecost week, the day of the Monk Maximus the Confessor, the Day of the Monk Maxim the Greek): a thanksgiving service - at 08:00; Divine Liturgy - at 08:30.
On Monday, February 4, services are not held.
About the location, how to get there?
The address of this Orthodox church: st. Kolesova, house 21 (in the Komarovo area). The distance to the church is:
- from the city of Chelyabinsk - 107 km;
- from the city of Yekaterinburg - 234 km;
- from Ufa - 326 km.
You can get to the temple if you turn off Avtozavodtsev Avenue onto Likhachev Street and go along it to the embankment. Then turn right onto ul. Kolesov, and follow it to the temple. For convenience, experts recommend using GPS coordinates: 55 ° 3′1 ″ N 60 ° 5′51 ″ E.