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Early Work

Daniel was involved in an impressive number of activities. He served at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Yasenevo (Moscow), worked as a secretary in the "Shestodnev" missionary-educational center ("Hexameron"), and also served in the rehabilitation center for the victims of totalitarian cults and pseudo-religious movements at the Center of St .John of Kronstadt. Before becoming a priest he wrote and released a book called "The Chronicles of the Beginning" (1999) and was a chief editor of "Hexameron vs. Evolution," a compilation for "Divine Revelation and Modern Science" almanac. He published dozens of articles on creationism and anti-sectarian propaganda.

In September, 1995, he started to work as a teacher in the Classical Orthodox School in Yasenevo and from 1996 he was blessed by the Patriarch to start missionary classes for people who suffered from sectarian and occult activities. In 1997 he started the regular Bible homilies which he continued to carry out until his death. On May 24, 2000 Deacon Daniel's catechetical and educational works had been noticed by the Patriarchate and he got his letter of commendation as a reward.

Since September, 1995, Deacon Daniel had been teaching the basics of faith to the senior students of the "Yasenev" Classical Orthodox Gymnasium". Beginning in August, 1996, with the blessing of His All-Holiness, the Patriarch, he held missionary Biblical conversations in the Kriutitsy Patriarchal Metochian with people who had suffered from the influence of sects and occultist. Since 1997 he Daniel had regular Bible homilies on Thursdays there also. Daniel was awarded a Letter of Commendation for his teaching by the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis for his contribution to religious education and catechization.