International Christmas educational Readings, which will be held in Moscow from 21 to 23 January the 23rd time, open all-Russian celebration of the Millennium of repose equal to the apostles Prince Vladimir, said Last news the head of the Synodal Department for religious education and catechism of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Merkury of Rostov and Novocherkassk.
according to him, in large-scale event will participate competent state authorities, 135 bishops of the ROC and also Authorized more than 200 of its dioceses of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries of near and far abroad, coordinating all forms of service to the Church. Just Read together over fifteen thousand participants.
Reading opens on Wednesday Patriarchal divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which will start at 9. 00 GMT, and the first meeting will take place in the Grand Kremlin Palace (starts at fifteen. 00 GMT).
"Just organized more than 160 conferences, sections, round tables and seminars," said Metropolitan mercury. The work is organized in 18 areas, they will be held in 70 different locations in the capital. According to the Metropolitan, in the preliminary stages of readings participated in all of Russia more than 12 million people.
Parliamentary meeting in the state Duma on topical issues of interaction between the Church and the country will become one of the key events of the readings. At the opening meeting on Thursday January in the Great hall of the plenary sessions of the lower house of Parliament will be the head of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.
in addition to the Christmas readings in celebration of the Millennium of repose equal to the apostles Prince Vladimir in Russia will be held in the common difficulties 76 events, the plan which was approved by the government on 2 September, 2014.
the head of the Synodal information Department Vladimir Legoyda on radio "Faith" expressed the hope that the anniversary date can cause to refer many people to experience the transformation of Prince.
Russian News
[View all comments]
[Print]
