On Sunday, May 24, 2026, with the blessing of Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Sloboda, the VI Easter Festival of Children's Choirs "Temple of My Heart" took place.
Before the start of the festival, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of the All-Merciful Savior of the village of Elm. The divine service was served by the secretary of the Vyatka Diocese, Priest Vitaly Lapshin, cleric of the Holy Dormition Trifonov Monastery, Abbot Veniamin (Veselov), dean of the Second Vyatka Deanery, rector of the Church of the All-Merciful Savior of the village of Elm, Priest Mikhail Kazakovtsev.
Liturgical hymns were performed by the combined children's choir of the Vyatka Diocese, regent Boyarintseva Lyubov Sergeevna.
At the end of the Divine Liturgy, a bright Orthodox children's festival, the festival of children's and folk choirs of the Vyatka Diocese, took place on the territory of the Church of the All-Merciful Savior of the village of Elm. 
A picturesque playground in the village of Vyaz in the Kirovo-Chepetsky district of the Kirov region has become a traditional venue for the Diocesan Easter Charity Festival of folk and children's choirs of the Vyatka Diocese "Temple of My Heart". The amazingly beautiful temple, organically integrated into the picturesque beauty of Vyatka nature, is the center of attraction for Orthodox parishioners – both children and adults.
At the opening of the festival, the head of the missionary department of the Vyatka Diocese, Priest Georgy Pavlov, addressed the participants and guests of the celebration. In his speech, Father George thanked everyone present for their efforts in church singing and wished everyone to fully enjoy the creativity of the performing groups. The regents of the children's choirs were presented with letters of thanks from the Regional Branch of the International public organization "Union of Orthodox Women" in the Kirov region.