On March 5, on Wednesday of the first week of Lent the Rector of St. George Church, Archpriest Igor Tarasov served the Compline with the reading of penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete.

Following the service the Rector preached a brief sermon about the meaning of penitential Canon and called the parishioners for repentance and awareness of the sinful state of every person. The Canon which is composed as a conversation of a person with his own soul reveals that often we imitate sinners mentioned in the Scripture. It also encourages us to bring the fruits of repentance and not to exalt ourselves.