From
Heart To Heart Festival goes on. This year, residents of London, Dublin, and
Berlin have had the opportunity to get to know about this project and
participate in it. The visitors of the 62nd International Book Fair in Belgrade
will also be able to learn about the beauty of the Orthodox faith, culture, and
traditions in just a fortnight, on October 22.
The
sisters are excited and thrilled as they anticipate their trip to Serbia. The
fact that our countries share the same faith and have similar cultural
traditions, combined with the usual joy of meeting our numerous Serbian
friends, makes the festival in Belgrade even more exciting.
A
presentation of three books from the series Word of the Spiritual Father, which
contain excerpts from the sermons and talks by Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok
translated into Serbian for the first time, will be the featured event at the
Festival. These books were published by the Publishing House of St Elisabeth
Convent. They consist of answers to the most frequently asked questions of the
parishioners with regard to various aspects of spiritual life. There will be a
meeting with the author, the Very Rev Andrew Lemeshonok, within the frameworks
of the presentation, which will culminate in an autograph signing.
Another
traditional but no less interesting and useful workshop session will teach the
visitors how to make stone icons. The participants will acquire basic
techniques of making icons using powdered semi-precious gemstones and minerals
and will make a complete landscape or still life to take home after the
session.
Here is
an outline of other sections of the Holy Russia: From Heart To Heart Festival
in Serbia:
- A Photo Exhibition about the ministry of St
Elisabeth Convent will inform the visitors about the social outreach projects
carried out by the sisters.
- Books published by the Publishing House of
St Elisabeth Convent: children’s books, religious books, and fiction.
- Sale of items made with love and prayer in
the Icon Painting Studio, Audio and Video Studio in honour of St John the
Warrior, icon casing, ceramic, sewing, stone icons workshops of the Convent.
- Presentations and films produced by St
Elisabeth Convent will be shown during the entire Festival.
From
Heart To Heart Festival is not just an opportunity to spend time in a cosy
family-like atmosphere with a cup of delicious herbal tea, or to enjoy watching
kind and edifying films, visiting workshop sessions, exhibitions, and talks,
but also a chance to contribute to charity. All proceeds from the Festival will
fund social projects of St Elisabeth Convent.
The
stands of St Elisabeth Convent at the 62nd International Book Fair in Belgrade
will be located at: Bulevar vojvode Mišića, 14, hall 4, 11000 Belgrade. We are
looking forward to meeting you there!
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