On December 21, 2025, a Confirmation service was held at Annenkirche (St. Petersburg) with the participation of bishop Ivan Laptev, where Valeria was confirmed. At St. Michael’s Church (St. Petersburg), Mikhail was confirmed.

On December 24, Svetlana, Dmitry, and Svyatoslav joined the Vologda congregation through the rite of Confirmation. In Chalna (Karelia), the Confirmation of Andrei, Ilya and Yury took place.

On December 25, the Baptism of Yulia was held at St. Michael’s Church (St. Petersburg). At the Velmema Church in Saransk, the Confirmation of Pavel and Olga took place. At Jaani Kirik (St. Petersburg), the Sacrament of Holy Baptism was administered to Alexander, Imran, and Fyodor, while Anna, Victoria, Igor, Mikhail, Margarita, Mikhail, and Svetlana were confirmed.

On December 28, the Confirmations of Andrei and Oksana were held in Zelenogorsk (Lrningrad region). In Kaliningrad, the Confirmations of Anna and Karina took place, and at St. Michael’s Church (St. Petersburg) – the Confirmation of Grigory. On this day, the Pushkin congregation commemorated the Holy Innocents; 14 parishioners were confirmed, and the service was led by bishop Ivan Laptev.