Achieving
Artistic Equality for the Children with Special Needs
The largest mental Health Care Boarding Home in Europe
is located in Minsk, just near St. Elisabeth Convent. Those of us who has met the special people
living there are sure that there are things we all can learn from them, such as
impartiality, openness, sincerity, good attitude to life and pure love… This is
what makes them so happy...learn
more
Joyful
Hearts Ensemble: A Musical Group of People with Special Needs Held its First
Concert Tour
On May 14-21, the concerts of The Joyful Hearts
Ensemble have been held in Europe. It
consists of the people who permanently reside in the Boarding Home for Adults
with Special Needs (learn more about the ministry at the boarding home) and is
one of the permanent projects of started by St. Elisabeth Convent. The Joyful
Hearts performed in Warsaw, Berlin, Paris and its suburbs. Brother Nicholas
(Storozhenko), who was involved in organization of the tour and accompanied the
performers during their trip, shared his feelings about this wonderful event in
the life of St. Elisabeth Convent and the Boarding Home…learn
more
"Seek
the Lord": an Interview with Nun Juliania, the Precentor of the Festive
Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent
The Festive Choir of St Elisabeth Convent celebrates
its 20th anniversary. It is a noteworthy date – a date to remember. There will
be a concert to mark this anniversary. We also released a new disc titled Seek
the Lord. This is why we decided to interview Nun Juliania (Denisova), the
precentor of the Festive Choir, and ask her to tell our readers about the
choir’s new songs, about creativity, about choir singing, and about music in
general…learn
more
An
Outdoor Holiday for the Children with Special Needs
Cloudy weather did not disrupt the Open Air project at
the boarding home for children with special needs. It seemed as if no one
noticed the absence of the sun as it was replaced by the positive energy
surrounding the event that warmed and brightened all of the surroundings. On
this day, everything had a unique sound, everything was dancing, and everything
was bright and resembled a fairy tale. It is a good thing because we do not
have enough fairy tales…learn
more
Children
with special needs make icons of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco
Children from the boarding school for children with
special needs and the convent’s studio “Anyolak” prepared an exhibition of
drawings “A gift to St. John” devoted to the feast day of St. John of Shanghai
San Francisco…learn
more
How the
Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent Plan to Help People Using Fine Arts
Inspiration Studio will be opened in the Church in
honor of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco soon. This church is located on
the territory of the National Applied Research Centre of Mental Health. The
lessons will target those who undergo rehabilitation in this Centre…learn
more
How the
Chapel in the Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent Was Constructed
There is a small chapel in honour of the Holy Martyrs
Faith, Hope, Love, and their mother Sophia in the building of the Private Grade
School and Sunday School run by our St Elisabeth Convent. It is still being
decorated but for the most part, the work has already been done. Every piece of
work adds something important to the general design idea. Each new detail does
not only make the chapel more beautiful but also adds some meaning to it. Even
the smallest brick has its mission…learn
more
The Sisters
of St. Elisabeth Convent Host a Fun Filled Weekend for Children with Special
Needs
A joint party for children with and without special
needs took place at the Rehabilitation Center of St Elisabeth Convent last
Sunday. More Than a Birthday, or Inclusive Party for Children at the
Rehabilitation Center of St Elisabeth Convent…learn
more
18 Facts about
St. Elisabeth Convent on its 18th Anniversary
We recognize August 22, 1999 as the birthday of St.
Elisabeth Convent. It was on that day that the Most Rev Philaret, Metropolitan
of Minsk and Slutsk, tonsured first novices and blessed the Rev Andrew
Lemeshonok to establish a convent in honor of the Holy Martyr Grand Princess
Elisabeth…learn
more
Lots of
Pain and Lots of Love: The Patron Saint's Day in the Boarding Home for Children
November 22 will be the day of Saint Nectarius,
Metropolitan of Pentapolis and the Wonderworker of Aegina. It is also the
patron saint's day of the church located at the territory of the Boarding Home
for Children with Special Needs. It was on this day seven years ago when the
first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the new wooden church. The sisters have
been praying to this wonderworker and ascetic, who was canonised by the Church
of Greece in 1961, since the very first days of their ministry in the boarding
home for children…learn
more
Children’s
Camp with a History: Children Arrived to Camp “Nezabudka” for the 16th Time
The camp has time set aside for obedience, prayer,
reading spiritual literature, and of course there is a time for games, sports,
creativity and hikes. Here children learn to be more responsible and
independent: they help adults to cook, to clean, and to do various jobs…learn
more
Crosses
Consecrated at the St. Sergius of Radonezh Church
A photo report about the consecration of the crosses
for the St. Sergius of Radonezh Church on the Grounds of the Women's
Rehabilitaion Center…learn
more
Ethereal Beauty That Comforted Our Souls: the
Royal Voice Festival as Source of Inspiration
The Royal
Voice Festival, which was held in St Elisabeth Convent at the last weekend of
October, once again demonstrated how enlightening, powerful, and exalted
spiritual music can be. The performance of each participant was special; every
piece filled our souls with joy, reminding us about God and our destiny…learn
more
"They Are Waiting for Someone to Visit
Them": Sisters of St.Elisabeth Convent Caring for the Patients of the
Mental Health Hospital
A Lecture
by Sister Irina, who serves as the sister of mercy in the mental Health
Hospital in Minsk…learn
more
Recent Projects of St.Elisabeth Convent with
Adults and Children with Special Needs
They went
on pilgrimages to holy places, studied in Germany, bathed in fallen leaves,
watched speed maneuvering competitions, participated in horse therapy classes,
showed a theatrical performance, and did a whole lot of our surprising things.
Read more about the friendship between the sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent and
the residents of the boarding homes and about the events that happened in
October and early November this year…learn
more
CONVERSATION