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Three years later, a lot of tasks have been done. You could have followed all construction stages on a dedicated page in the Ministry section of our blog. Now, let us share the good news!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe construction of the church is over. A carved wooden cross has been erected. Interior finishing works are coming to an end. The iconostasis has been set up, with some icons already painted. The choir loft has been equipped. Heating and ventilation systems have been checked. Sound amplifiers have been mounted. Adjacent territory has been improved. An access ramp leading to the entrance of the church has been built; combined with low threshold, it makes the church accessible for the less able. Currently, we at St. Elisabeth Convent are getting ready for the Great Consecration of the church. We celebrate some divine offices in St. John of Shanghai Church and hold meetings with the faithful in its basement.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-azoetuZ_UYo\/XBzeDsQ9QlI\/AAAAAAABD7s\/g1wAfXolzrI_JAVy6N97Z-F0vBPasD4JgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1413.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1060\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-azoetuZ_UYo\/XBzeDsQ9QlI\/AAAAAAABD7s\/g1wAfXolzrI_JAVy6N97Z-F0vBPasD4JgCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_1413.jpg\" width=\"422\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ELet us talk about the construction in a greater detail. Initially, the church was planned to be built in a Belarusian style but then God sent us an opportunity to use timber, which led our architects to change their plans. Why did they decide to build the church in a different style? Probably, because many people, especially Christians, are always keen on finding a connection with the ancient time-honored tradition. We wanted this church to bring to mind some of the best architectural masterpieces of the Russian North, that is, Kizhi churches. A lot has been written about that amazing place. The churches of Kizhi architectural ensemble (which is a UNESCO world heritage site, by the way) combine awe-inspiring magnificence, ascetic look, and immanent thrust toward God, which doesn’t tolerate anything excessive or meaningless.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Yi4NmtwskE\/XBzeTFWQO7I\/AAAAAAABD7w\/nuTxHcxr43YC_vYx4XBpr6tHDyPrqwXRwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1415.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1060\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Yi4NmtwskE\/XBzeTFWQO7I\/AAAAAAABD7w\/nuTxHcxr43YC_vYx4XBpr6tHDyPrqwXRwCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_1415.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe sill of the church is made of oak, the beams that support the spiked roof are made of larch. The walls are made of our Belarusian pine wood. Some of the logs are as thick as 17 inches! Oak dowels were pushed into the logs in a chequered pattern. The logs are secured with grooves cut in both ends of each log, providing tightly-sealed corners. The art of the roofers is equally impressive: the cylindrical and onion-like shapes are decorated with curved diamond-shaped copper tiles of various shapes. The inclines are covered with corrugated metal sheets. All places where the roof abuts against the wooden walls are thoroughly trimmed.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LEJ5w5ySlIU\/XBze7nP8sOI\/AAAAAAABD78\/nA7FQ6p12Q4udM3fr1EqWDFBNecnPxDygCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1424.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1060\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LEJ5w5ySlIU\/XBze7nP8sOI\/AAAAAAABD78\/nA7FQ6p12Q4udM3fr1EqWDFBNecnPxDygCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_1424.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAll interior details have unique design: the workshops of our Convent and private contractors did a really great job! For instance, the woodwork shop of St. Elisabeth Convent made the exterior decorations of the church, the iconostasis frame, and the furniture. Our blacksmith’s shop made the choros (the church chandelier) and all other forged items. Our glass workshop made stained glass windows for this church. Our gilders decorated the domes and the crosses. Our icon painting workshop designed and painted the icons.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe construction of a church has always been a serious and very challenging endeavor. The faithful from all walks of life have always joined their efforts to assist in this good cause. Thank God, we now have another place where the greatest Mystery of the Eucharist occurs. We’ve finally built another church where people will have communion with God, thanks to your ongoing support and prayers. We are immensely grateful to you. May God bless you! 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text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bfrjUdg1zOw\/XAZiz3HWtjI\/AAAAAAABDTw\/X3hljm-62wQ2GtkV2K4VaAQz0bUMGrz-wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_7681.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1038\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bfrjUdg1zOw\/XAZiz3HWtjI\/AAAAAAABDTw\/X3hljm-62wQ2GtkV2K4VaAQz0bUMGrz-wCLcBGAs\/s640\/IMG_7681.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew York greets Sisters from St Elisabeth Convent!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAs we continue our work supporting the Boarding Home for children with special needs, as well as other charitable projects, such as the construction of the rehab center for female ex-prisoners, we are participating in Christmas markets and festivals exposing the items made in our monastic workshops run by the Convent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; 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font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOne of such annual events is being held from November 28 till December 24, 2018 in New York on Columbus Circle at 59th Street and Central Park West. We would like to invite you to come and see our booth!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qFTKP-Uh3Js\/XAZi2DW6W5I\/AAAAAAABDUE\/w91ZDqd09jY7HOT0-t9PWpKkGcUu2R46wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D1%2581%25D1%2585%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%2B%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B6%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F%2B%25D0%25B4%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qFTKP-Uh3Js\/XAZi2DW6W5I\/AAAAAAABDUE\/w91ZDqd09jY7HOT0-t9PWpKkGcUu2R46wCLcBGAs\/s640\/%25D1%2581%25D1%2585%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%2B%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D1%2581%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B6%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F%2B%25D0%25B4%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe will display traditional handmade souvenirs and religious handicrafts created by the Sisters and the people that we care for. Icons and crucifixes, wooden painted souvenirs, Christmas tree decorations, ceramics, embroideries, Russian dolls and much more: we sincerely believe that these things made with love and prayer will make great Christmas gifts and bring blessings to their new owners and also help the poor.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jW05Zt9kh2o\/XAZi09wVkhI\/AAAAAAABDT4\/ee9uxang-UkyihI2Wm78tetFN_8NZWoOACLcBGAs\/s1600\/IMG_7648.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-jW05Zt9kh2o\/XAZi09wVkhI\/AAAAAAABDT4\/ee9uxang-UkyihI2Wm78tetFN_8NZWoOACLcBGAs\/s640\/IMG_7648.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe lay ‘sisters of mercy’ and the nuns of St Elisabeth Convent care for several orphanages, hospitals, residential care facilities, and a TB clinic, as well as for two rehabilitation centers for the homeless. There is also a Visiting Nurse Service operated by the Convent. It aims to provide support for poor and elderly people. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe look forward to seeing you at the marketplace!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDecember 3, 2018\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/434058681914149805"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/434058681914149805"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/12\/sisters-of-st-elisabeth-convent-at.html","title":"Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent at Christmas Market in New York"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bfrjUdg1zOw\/XAZiz3HWtjI\/AAAAAAABDTw\/X3hljm-62wQ2GtkV2K4VaAQz0bUMGrz-wCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/IMG_7681.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-8202629573488260300"},"published":{"$t":"2018-11-14T05:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-11-19T21:51:39.836-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Reliquary for St. Luke: a Unique Order Made by the Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_YPcotp2BNA\/W-vwHMmdc7I\/AAAAAAABCnM\/2q9b42ARHG8XvKBHYvKI_XWqe1IDx3TLwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D0%259C%25D0%25BE%25D1%2589%25D0%25B8%2B%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BF.%2B%25D0%259B%25D1%2583%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2B%25D0%25B2%2B%25D0%259F%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B4%25D1%2583%25D0%25B5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"469\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_YPcotp2BNA\/W-vwHMmdc7I\/AAAAAAABCnM\/2q9b42ARHG8XvKBHYvKI_XWqe1IDx3TLwCLcBGAs\/s640\/%25D0%259C%25D0%25BE%25D1%2589%25D0%25B8%2B%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BF.%2B%25D0%259B%25D1%2583%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2B%25D0%25B2%2B%25D0%259F%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B4%25D1%2583%25D0%25B5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E“And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood… make for it a grate of network of brass.” (Exodus 27:1,3)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt was God who planted the feeling of liturgical beauty and the splendor of the House of God into the hearts of people since the Old Testament Tabernacle times. Christians have always lifted up their hearts in common prayer and wanted to decorate their churches with the best that nature and human craftsmanship can offer.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Rev. Paolo Ferrazzo, an Italian priest and a rector of one of the biggest and the most vibrant parishes in Venice in honor of St. James, son of Zebedee, asked us at St. Elisabeth Convent to make a worthy reliquary for the right hand of Apostle Luke, which is preserved in his parish.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uh1vSFaDTjQ\/W-vv7SZGATI\/AAAAAAABCm8\/RgiLpxs5g9UO2JAqjuxfvVLZeo-J67n1ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B2%25D1%258F%25D1%2589%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%2B%25D0%259F%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uh1vSFaDTjQ\/W-vv7SZGATI\/AAAAAAABCm8\/RgiLpxs5g9UO2JAqjuxfvVLZeo-J67n1ACLcBGAs\/s400\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25B2%25D1%258F%25D1%2589%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%2B%25D0%259F%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;times new roman\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERev. Paolo Ferrazzo\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe relics of Apostle Luke are known to have been stored in a Benedictine abbey in honor of Holy Martyr Justina in Padua since the 8th century. They were likely transferred there from Constantinople during the iconoclastic crisis. However, the city of Padua came under the rule of the Republic of Venice in the early 15th century. Venetians, noted for their appreciation of holy relics, moved the right hand of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke into one of their city churches, where it remains until today.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4SrJS-oaMPI\/W-vwGeyLtwI\/AAAAAAABCnE\/JQOmi0OoU_cRQ31SX0oaQwB2CaQi30KqgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D0%2591%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B7%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%2B%25D1%2581%25D0%25B2.%2B%25D0%2598%25D1%2583%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D1%258B.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"511\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4SrJS-oaMPI\/W-vwGeyLtwI\/AAAAAAABCnE\/JQOmi0OoU_cRQ31SX0oaQwB2CaQi30KqgCLcBGAs\/s640\/%25D0%2591%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B7%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%2B%25D1%2581%25D0%25B2.%2B%25D0%2598%25D1%2583%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D1%258B.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Rev. Paolo Ferrazzo wrote to the Catalog of the Good Deeds, “Our old glass reliquary was broken during a hurricane. I’d like to have a reliquary that the Evangelist deserves.” He also ordered a smaller reliquary for a small particle of relics.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOur Non-Ferrous Metals Workshop set out to work and soon enough, they finished both reliquaries. God willing, the reliquaries will soon arrive in Venice, in the parish of Holy Apostle James, son of Zebedee. The honorable relics of the great Apostle and Evangelist Luke, the “beloved doctor” (cf. Colossians 4:14), will be preserved in the magnificent reliquary made by our craftspeople.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-69cVH2-lEjM\/W-v3uKl4xkI\/AAAAAAABCno\/A2G1-Akga-8fRvq9rQncShmXp6O1RvLGgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1087.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1059\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-69cVH2-lEjM\/W-v3uKl4xkI\/AAAAAAABCno\/A2G1-Akga-8fRvq9rQncShmXp6O1RvLGgCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_1087.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFather Ferrazzo had ordered a painted icon of Christ the Pantocrator from us in the past. He knows that there is an Icon Painting Studio in St. Elisabeth Convent for more than a decade now. That is why, on behalf of his parish and with the blessing of his diocesan bishop, he decided to endow our Convent with a particle of the relics of Holy Apostle Luke who, according to the Church tradition, painted the first icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and is therefore remembered as the heavenly patron of all icon painters.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DRK8ldQcFrA\/W-v3t3BNqII\/AAAAAAABCnk\/xprRWdLpKBk_FuTsmJe2ypLNPN5xP8PswCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1092.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1060\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DRK8ldQcFrA\/W-v3t3BNqII\/AAAAAAABCnk\/xprRWdLpKBk_FuTsmJe2ypLNPN5xP8PswCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_1092.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4CIPYpabg8o\/W-v3u-lRI0I\/AAAAAAABCnw\/ZQk4BicMdo8MF86KDhj08z4njb4WZikZQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1098.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1060\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-4CIPYpabg8o\/W-v3u-lRI0I\/AAAAAAABCnw\/ZQk4BicMdo8MF86KDhj08z4njb4WZikZQCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_1098.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThat was how, relishing the opportunity to venerate the holy apostle by making a reliquary for his holy relics—which is already a great honor for us—we unexpectedly received this sacred object as a gift. May the Apostolic blessing of Evangelist Luke, the tireless companion of Holy Apostle Paul, reside upon our Convent! May his holy relics and his prayerful intercession inspire our icon painters in their hard but blessed and God-pleasing work of creating amazingly profound Orthodox icons, revealing the celestial beauty to the world, and calling everyone into the Kingdom of Christ!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_rda3n5848U\/W-v3vWtKstI\/AAAAAAABCn0\/3c9HAcWT268ICg6M0xFHJoUIURV51cUjQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_1143.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1060\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_rda3n5848U\/W-v3vWtKstI\/AAAAAAABCn0\/3c9HAcWT268ICg6M0xFHJoUIURV51cUjQCLcBGAs\/s400\/DSC_1143.JPG\" width=\"263\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7t0e56vG_PE\/W-v3wcOE6vI\/AAAAAAABCn8\/JiizvsR6aZIOwP69ZD_JUGmDxubeKOTDgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_2180.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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You’ve Got to Think and Feel\": Nun Juliania (Denisova) on \"The Royal Voice\" Festival"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z2dviZe7f5E\/W9BrMP3aDPI\/AAAAAAABB-Q\/6W1ug55tXTgCKhIlTTYgopbBromED9VVwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1060\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z2dviZe7f5E\/W9BrMP3aDPI\/AAAAAAABB-Q\/6W1ug55tXTgCKhIlTTYgopbBromED9VVwCLcBGAs\/s640\/11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; tab-stops: 9.0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God in St Elisabeth Convent was filled with a very special devotional atmosphere on October 20. We enjoyed heartfelt singing by choirs from various countries. It was on that day that the 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Royal Voice International Festival of Orthodox Church Music was held.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; tab-stops: 9.0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHow did this unique festival emerge? What has changed in the Royal Voice format over the years? What’s unique about the festival this year and what\u0026nbsp;were\u0026nbsp;the surprises that\u0026nbsp;it brought to\u0026nbsp;its guests? We\u0026nbsp;interviewed\u0026nbsp;Nun Juliania (Denisova), the precentor of the Festive Choir of\u0026nbsp;St\u0026nbsp;Elisabeth\u0026nbsp;Convent and the organiser of the Festival.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow did the Royal Voice Festival come to be?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThis year, it\u0026nbsp;was\u0026nbsp;the eighteenth Royal Voice already, and I can say that it hasn’t changed even a little bit in the course of its history.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EHow did it come to be?.. It was suddenly and unexpectedly, in fact. One day, a choir from\u0026nbsp;St\u0026nbsp;Sophia\u0026nbsp;of Slutsk Church (Minsk) visited our Church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God and started singing. A sister of ours heard their singing and thought, “So nice! I’d like to hear other choirs in our church! We never hear them, only our own choirs.” She shared her idea with Father Andrew and the senior sisters, and they said, “Why not?” They called me, because I’m responsible for all choirs of the Convent, and told me, “Let’s try!” The Most Reverend Philaret gave his blessing, and… that was how\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;;\"\u003EThe Royal Voice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;was born.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow often is the festival held?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAt first, we held it three times a year: on Christmas, on Easter, and on the Holy Protection Day. That was how it happened in 2010. Later, we realised that it\u0026nbsp;was too much: people hardly manage to recover from one festival when they already have to start\u0026nbsp;preparations for\u0026nbsp;a new one. So we left out the Christmas festival. During the last three years, we have this festival only on the Holy Protection Day because there has been a big Easter concert of a different format, which also appeared spontaneously. These two events shared the same dates, and it was too\u0026nbsp;burdensome: we had to choose and focus on one or the other. That is why the Royal Voice Festival is held only on the Holy Protection Day.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCxWstjqOzs\/W9A6faej2tI\/AAAAAAABB9I\/1-kNHuWRTTErrE3RooTv7BH6FMnB4XaSQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cCxWstjqOzs\/W9A6faej2tI\/AAAAAAABB9I\/1-kNHuWRTTErrE3RooTv7BH6FMnB4XaSQCLcBGAs\/s640\/1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat does the Festival consist of?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Festival consists of a concert of five choirs, each with a 20-30 minute programme. It’s the traditional format since the very beginning.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EHow do we select the music? It has to be godly, I mean, it should have God as its source. The rest of musical culture, which you can listen to in your homes, cars, or rock and pop concerts, is okay but not here.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOur format is restrictive, of course. We are open about it and we don’t claim to be an all-encompassing festival. Choirs in Orthodox churches sing\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ea cappella\u003C\/i\u003E, that is, without\u0026nbsp;instrumental accompaniment. People sometimes ask, “Why not?” Here is my answer to this: I’m not opposed to instrumental music\u0026nbsp;per se\u0026nbsp;but there are other festivals and other collectives for it. Ours is\u0026nbsp;for\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ea cappella\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;singing. With that said, we indeed invited some priests and other people who sing and play the guitar to participate in several festivals. The audience was totally sure that this singing is godly and suitable for the church.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOf course, we never choose blindly, we listen to the tracks in advance and approve the repertoire. Sometimes we reject certain songs that the choir directors suggest because we don’t want them to\u0026nbsp;contrast with\u0026nbsp;the atmosphere of the concert. It’s a church, there are saints who look at us. All icons in our church contain reliquaries with the holy relics, so this presence of sacred objects must not conflict\u0026nbsp;with\u0026nbsp;the music that is being sung. You can’t sing “Korobeiniki” (aka Tetris theme Type A) here! It’s a well-known Russian folk song but when someone suggested it, I said, “No, that’s not the spirit that we would like to have here. Let’s replace it with another song.” There are songs about the human soul, repentance, and inner life of a human being among the rich repertoire of folk music.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI have to say that we have a very home-like format. If a precentor or a singer wants to say something, they get to say it. Sometimes participants want to\u0026nbsp;present\u0026nbsp;a gift\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;the Convent, sometimes they sing encore, and sometimes a priest takes the floor. Generally, our concert is opened by a priest who comes with one of the choirs, or a priest from our Convent, if no one\u0026nbsp;comes. This opening turns everything in the right direction. People feel relaxed and at home, and that’s great.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat is the chief purpose of the Festival?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe find it important to emphasise that God penetrates our lives. He is with us at all times and He acts not only during worship, when we come to the church, pray and light up some candles. Things worked differently in Russia in old times: God penetrated every moment of the life of a human, his daily routines, and his labour. Baptisms, weddings, and funerals were always accompanied by singing. People wanted to continue singing about God outside of the church, in their daily lives. That is why we have a rich folklore\u0026nbsp;heritage\u0026nbsp;related to the saints, the Mother of God, feasts, ruminations of a Russian person about his soul, about his connection to the Heavenly Kingdom, the spiritual domain. Nowadays, it continues, and that is why our concert features not only church chants but also songs with the lyrics written by Russian poets, folk songs that are in\u0026nbsp;harmony\u0026nbsp;with the Orthodox faith, works by contemporary authors with lyrics by Orthodox poets, e.g., Father Andrei Logvinov or Hieromonk Roman (Matyushin). Not long ago, a choir from Novgorod performed a song composed by Alexandra Pakhmutova with lyrics by Dobronravov. They were famous Soviet songwriters but if you look at their songs, you’ll guess that they were believers even in those times, and now we find the topics of spirituality, morality, kindness, and love in their songs. That is why pieces like those can also be performed at our Royal Voice concerts.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-z0TK6uUW7rc\/W9BsWG-dokI\/AAAAAAABB-c\/2gcoWVzc4EY4ZypO9ihjSGnOJdt3_AdFQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1060\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-z0TK6uUW7rc\/W9BsWG-dokI\/AAAAAAABB-c\/2gcoWVzc4EY4ZypO9ihjSGnOJdt3_AdFQCLcBGAs\/s640\/8.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat kinds of choirs can participate in the Festival?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThere are various choirs among our participants: professional and amateur ones; secular and church choirs; male, female, and children’s choirs. All kinds of choirs. We select our participants and build the programme of the Festival to be as diverse as possible. As I’ve already mentioned, there have been several individual singers who appeared in the programme in the last three years. It often depends on subjective factors, e.g., who happens to be close to the Convent at the moment. For instance, Father Anatoly Pershin from Saint Petersburg visited our Convent, and we were so excited! He sang his\u0026nbsp;brilliant songs and played the guitar. Or take for example Father Sergius Kisel, or Father Seraphim from Serbia: we invited them to participate in the Royal Voice as soon as we met them and heard their songs. All that to say that the selection process is often spontaneous. Nonetheless, there are many collectives who send us their applications first. They write to us, we — and I mean the organising committee that consists of professional church musicians — listen to them to verify that they sing well and their repertoire suits us well, and we invite them.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAs a rule, there are choirs that don’t sing in church among our participants. It can be a children’s choir, a student choir or a\u0026nbsp;government-funded collective. We had Belarusian Broadcasting Company Choir, National Chamber Choir of the Republic of Belarus, Academy of Music Students’ Choir, Belarusian State University Students’ Choir, and choirs from other universities. They don’t sing in church as a choir but they have church music in their repertoire. As far as I can tell, church music is a formidable part of the repertoire of many secular choirs, sometimes\u0026nbsp;to the extent that they can\u0026nbsp;do a full concert of\u0026nbsp;church chants. Why does it happen? Because it’s beautiful, and people are drawn to the beauty, and young people are fond of this spiritual component where it isn’t the earthly\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;physical emotion that is stressed but something more exalted, something that lies deep within… Profoundness and sublimity: that’s what our audiences and our performers are interested in. That’s what attracts them to church vocal music.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow did your Festival go international?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt became clear that the Festival was about to attain international scope (though it’s not exactly the case with us, honestly). Choirs from Russia and Serbia started coming. We\u0026nbsp;welcomed\u0026nbsp;Valaam Monastery Choir, Divna Ljubojevic, a big Serbian choir from Belgrade,\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;some choirs from Ukraine. That’s how we gather all the Holy Russia — Russia, Ukraine, Belarus — and our sister country of Serbia. That’s where our participants come from. This Festival was no exception.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow are this year’s participants\u0026nbsp;different from the previous years?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt turned out that all our participants this year were active church choirs. There\u0026nbsp;weren’t children’s, students’, or secular choirs\u0026nbsp;among them. All the choirs sing in churches. Imagine how\u0026nbsp;pleasant it was to listen to them!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EEach choir is unique.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hfyRRfUtnQ4\/W9A6SJe61tI\/AAAAAAABB9A\/Bwp2f2BFZ3I8LCLV30DaRPvHlH2JX1ejgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hfyRRfUtnQ4\/W9A6SJe61tI\/AAAAAAABB9A\/Bwp2f2BFZ3I8LCLV30DaRPvHlH2JX1ejgCLcBGAs\/s640\/2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFirst, there is the choir of clergy of the Diocese of Hrodna. It’s an amazing achievement to bring this choir together! To cut the long story short, this choir consists of priests and deacons. There isn’t anyone else, as it is often the case in our churches. There isn’t any altar server in this choir: all singers wear pectoral crosses! It’s impressive!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3qLvblKXFNQ\/W9A6I9T43AI\/AAAAAAABB88\/c78v-roVUdUzjyQGhHSwkOlxyV0i9aszQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3qLvblKXFNQ\/W9A6I9T43AI\/AAAAAAABB88\/c78v-roVUdUzjyQGhHSwkOlxyV0i9aszQCLcBGAs\/s640\/3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EA similar choir came from Ukraine: the Choir of Kharkov Theological Seminary, which also includes its alumni who have become priests by now but who continue to sing in this choir. Add to it some girls who study to be precentors in church choirs, and you’ll get the impression of their mixed choir. It’s great and interesting. When church chants are performed by people whose life is filled with worship, whose life actually\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;;\"\u003Eis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;worship, permanently and not from time to time — when everybody knows what they’re singing about and what part of the divine office this or that chant belongs to, and what its deep meaning is — you can really hear that they’re being serious. In fact, all church choirs take everything\u0026nbsp;seriously. For example, there was a choir from\u0026nbsp;Saint\u0026nbsp;Petersburg, from a remarkable huge\u0026nbsp;St\u0026nbsp;Theodore\u0026nbsp;Cathedral, which was rebuilt after\u0026nbsp;having\u0026nbsp;been\u0026nbsp;demolished in Soviet times. There are several choirs in that cathedral. They submitted an application, and we invited the so-called amateur choir, although there are professional musicians in that choir, too. It is a mixed choir, which consists of the parishioners of the cathedral and frequently takes part in divine offices. Their rector, Father Alexander Sorokin,\u0026nbsp;came\u0026nbsp;to Minsk with them, too. It’s their ministry, and they find it very important. Well, and we\u0026nbsp;were\u0026nbsp;excited\u0026nbsp;to listen to a cathedral choir from Saint Petersburg!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-M2_sYVctSJY\/W9A59dgKv9I\/AAAAAAABB80\/RS_LKuOnV-ciphcJ2RC6EZSQ3JRWlV2ywCLcBGAs\/s1600\/4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-M2_sYVctSJY\/W9A59dgKv9I\/AAAAAAABB80\/RS_LKuOnV-ciphcJ2RC6EZSQ3JRWlV2ywCLcBGAs\/s640\/4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt turned out that there is the so-called Belarusian Byzantine Choir here in Minsk, and that it sings in the Church in honour of the Resurrection of Christ. Why is it called “Belarusian”? Because it’s from Minsk. Why is it called “Byzantine”? Because they always use Byzantine chant, and that’s hard to come by\u0026nbsp;nowadays. As far as our Convent is concerned, the Monastic Choir, the Festive Choir, and the Male Choir\u0026nbsp;all\u0026nbsp;include Byzantine chants in their repertoire but don’t sing them exclusively. Our services in their entirety don’t consist of Byzantine chant, while theirs do, and that is why the atmosphere is well-defined and interesting to listen to.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G24e6CleTrM\/W9A53yEEgGI\/AAAAAAABB8w\/IHWm36AYeDcnJOmtsmUlNACNpJAN7aCLgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G24e6CleTrM\/W9A53yEEgGI\/AAAAAAABB8w\/IHWm36AYeDcnJOmtsmUlNACNpJAN7aCLgCLcBGAs\/s640\/5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWell, our Festive Choir also decided to participate in the Festival (smiles). We took part in the very first\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;;\"\u003ERoyal Voice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;Festival.\u0026nbsp;We\u0026nbsp;didn’t participate in the\u0026nbsp;Festival\u0026nbsp;until this year, and that’s not accidental: our parishioners have the chance to hear our singing every week, on Sundays and feasts, whilst this Festival allows our guests to perform in the Church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God, so that our parishioners could enjoy the singing of other choirs from other cities and countries.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S_YWcE6niu0\/W9A5lbqTUnI\/AAAAAAABB8k\/xyURYy-bSPE8jPfcaptmjallGyQFGpFDwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S_YWcE6niu0\/W9A5lbqTUnI\/AAAAAAABB8k\/xyURYy-bSPE8jPfcaptmjallGyQFGpFDwCLcBGAs\/s640\/6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy did the Festive Choir decide to take part in the Festival this year, then?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EPeople were always asking us: When are you going to sing at the Festival at last? I\u0026nbsp;dealt with\u0026nbsp;their requests for several years, and I tried to explain it as well as I could but this year, I made up my mind that we’d\u0026nbsp;have to participate in the Festival. The members of our choir were also eager to perform in the Church in honour of the Reigning icon in front of our listeners. Of course, you could listen to a record on your PC or\u0026nbsp;a\u0026nbsp;multimedia player but here you\u0026nbsp;could\u0026nbsp;listen to us live! Furthermore, it’s different from how we sing during worship: there’s a difference between the sound of a choir during worship and during a concert. This difference is important and it doesn’t imply any opposition: rather, it’s mutual enrichment.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy do people need concerts of church music, after all? Isn’t church worship enough? What do you think?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhy people need concerts of church music… Why do people need concerts of classical music? Why do people need concerts of any kind?\u0026nbsp;All kinds of concerts and performers\u0026nbsp;find\u0026nbsp;their\u0026nbsp;audience. They help people to explore the hidden parts of their souls. There are concerts that are intended to be a background noise for relaxation and recreation, like concerts of pop music. Perhaps, they are not bad, it’s just that their purpose is different: the background noise, entertainment, and fun. This kind of pastime can and should exist, if it’s morally\u0026nbsp;appropriate. As far as a concert of church music is concerned… It changes a person’s soul, like concerts of classical music: people come to these concerts not just to listen to some music but also to think and feel. People have tears in their eyes. They listen to the music with such unwavering attention! They are fully engulfed\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;music.\u0026nbsp;That’s a mutual process that goes on between the performer and the listener. When there’s no such process, the concert goes in vain. When the audience makes noise, when people move from one place to another, when they turn their heads, cough, or look at their smartphones… I’ve noticed that people don’t dare move during our concerts because they are afraid of breaking the pious atmosphere. The intensification of this pious atmosphere is one of the reasons why we hold our concert in the church. We have a small hall in the Sunday School (you can seat 200 people there), where we held concerts of solo performers who sang and played the guitar. However, the nave of the Church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God is our primary venue. That is where the name\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;;\"\u003ERoyal Voice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;came from: it’s the voice of the Royal church. This voice is transmitted outside\u0026nbsp;with the help of loudspeakers: wherever you go, you will hear\u0026nbsp;the singing.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rKV5JY1xkK4\/W9A5a_-VqNI\/AAAAAAABB8g\/ybBojLyGTi4mPwqHwINajMJkd3MzRKGewCLcBGAs\/s1600\/7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rKV5JY1xkK4\/W9A5a_-VqNI\/AAAAAAABB8g\/ybBojLyGTi4mPwqHwINajMJkd3MzRKGewCLcBGAs\/s640\/7.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat\u0026nbsp;were\u0026nbsp;the differences between the 18\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;Royal Voice Festival and the previous festivals?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EUsually, one of the choirs sings the liturgy in the Church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God on the following day after the concert. This year, it was even better. We have three liturgies every Sunday, one for each of our three choirs (the Monastic Choir, the Male Choir, and the Festive Choir). This year, our guests sang during all three Sunday liturgies: the Byzantine Choir sang in the Reigning church during the first liturgy; the choir from St.\u0026nbsp;Petersburg sang the second liturgy in St Elisabeth Church; and the Choir of Kharkov Seminary together with our Festive Choir sang the third liturgy in the Church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; tab-stops: 9.0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; tab-stops: 9.0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-align: right; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EInterview by Alexandra Ursalova\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent, 2018\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;serif\u0026quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/8852821947763283411"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/8852821947763283411"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/10\/listening-is-one-thing-youve-got-to.html","title":"\"Listening Is One Thing. You’ve Got to Think and Feel\": Nun Juliania (Denisova) on \"The Royal Voice\" Festival"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z2dviZe7f5E\/W9BrMP3aDPI\/AAAAAAABB-Q\/6W1ug55tXTgCKhIlTTYgopbBromED9VVwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/11.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-5496867988110105921"},"published":{"$t":"2018-09-25T03:26:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-09-25T03:29:33.325-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"This Fall the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent Comes to England with Its Charitable Concerts"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6aSm_x-zrLM\/W6oMT7gV5SI\/AAAAAAABBAY\/0J9KUbARl0sl70_QsePHHpyeouGsELpbwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_0082-min-640x400.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"400\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6aSm_x-zrLM\/W6oMT7gV5SI\/AAAAAAABBAY\/0J9KUbARl0sl70_QsePHHpyeouGsELpbwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_0082-min-640x400.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOn SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 7, 2018 the MONASTIC CHOIR of St Elisabeth Convent will have another charitable concert tour. The sisters will present their programme in the parishes of London, Oxford, Colchester, Peterborough. The tour will end in Oxford where the choir is going to participate in the Liturgy in the parish of St Nicholas.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe programme of the concerts includes orthodox worship chants, as well as traditional spiritual songs. You will have an opportunity to hear ancient Znamenny, Valaam, Byzantine and Greek chants, as well as some Old-Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian canticles. Some of them will be performed in their original form, while the rest have been arranged at some point in time, which makes it easier for a contemporary listener to perceive them. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Precentor of the choir and composer of many songs which can be heard in the programme “Sing to the Lord, All Earth” is a monastic sister of St Elisabeth Convent nun Juliania (Denisova).\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-soET1HFE4BQ\/W6oMVBsSlqI\/AAAAAAABBAk\/keccET-8Wu8w_9iOqoxRQlZgtVyKtNv1gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Iulianiya-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"372\" data-original-width=\"670\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-soET1HFE4BQ\/W6oMVBsSlqI\/AAAAAAABBAk\/keccET-8Wu8w_9iOqoxRQlZgtVyKtNv1gCLcBGAs\/s640\/Iulianiya-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMembers of the Choir\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ECharitable events of the choir always attract interest of the public. Sisters are known and loved in many European countries. It is one of the most renowned\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003Echoirs on the post-USSR territory which performs spiritual music.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMost of the choir members are professional musicians, but apart from singing each of them has an important obedience in the Convent. Sisters work in the workshops, edit books, help with the organization of charitable projects. Obediences are different, but the thing that unites everyone is the love of singing.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oo924284FiE\/W6oMT4vO7LI\/AAAAAAABBAQ\/dE_DSLzK9SQZrXExsxlrSltKSbYk_Hr1QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/1-2-640x400.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"400\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-oo924284FiE\/W6oMT4vO7LI\/AAAAAAABBAQ\/dE_DSLzK9SQZrXExsxlrSltKSbYk_Hr1QCLcBGAs\/s640\/1-2-640x400.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EProgramme of the Concert\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E1) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ETrisagion\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E2) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ERejoice, O Life-Bearing Cross\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E3) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt is Truly Meet\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E4) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EO All-Praised Mother\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E5) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESong of the Theotokos\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E6) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI shall Open My Mouth (fragments)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E7) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhen Israel Walked. Irmoses of the Canon of Repentance\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E8) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EGlory to God for Everything\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E9) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOn a Holy Mount\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E10) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhat Does the Motherland Begin With?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E11) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EGive Grace O God\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E12) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EKupalinka\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E13) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIn the Night Garden\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E14) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFrench Christmas Carol\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E15) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMany Years\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tWz-k6R-rLs\/W6oMUu7L5nI\/AAAAAAABBAc\/kIQLgB7p-zQ1zSc_LaJv0sbf_mqhnoVRwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/DSC_0192-min-1-640x400.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"400\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-tWz-k6R-rLs\/W6oMUu7L5nI\/AAAAAAABBAc\/kIQLgB7p-zQ1zSc_LaJv0sbf_mqhnoVRwCLcBGAs\/s640\/DSC_0192-min-1-640x400.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAll concerts are being held to support the Convent’s social projects. Sisters take care of the patients of hospitals, boarding homes, Tuberculosis Clinic, and residents of the orphanages. Saint Elisabeth Convent operates two rehabilitation centres for men and women where the sisters try to bring homeless people, ex-prisoners, alcohol and drug addicts back to normal life.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAfter each concert there will be a small fair with the display of the items made in the workshops of the Convent. By purchasing those items you make your contribution to the development of important social projects: rehabilitation of people with addictions, socialization of people suffering from psychoneurological diseases, etc.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-T1HX8Ybawik\/W6oMU1KzYpI\/AAAAAAABBAg\/xJhBzNkGKfUqukx_UaJ5lDxP8qcLaDw6gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Flaer_ANGL-str-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"545\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-T1HX8Ybawik\/W6oMU1KzYpI\/AAAAAAABBAg\/xJhBzNkGKfUqukx_UaJ5lDxP8qcLaDw6gCLcBGAs\/s640\/Flaer_ANGL-str-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EADMISSION TO THE CONCERTS IS FREE. VOLUNTARY DONATIONS ARE WELCOME\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heart-2-heart.news\/this-fall-charitable-concerts-of-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent-in-england\/\"\u003ELearn more on the Heart 2 Heart Festival site\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESeptember, 2018\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/5496867988110105921"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/5496867988110105921"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/09\/this-fall-monastic-choir-of-st.html","title":"This Fall the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent Comes to England with Its Charitable Concerts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6aSm_x-zrLM\/W6oMT7gV5SI\/AAAAAAABBAY\/0J9KUbARl0sl70_QsePHHpyeouGsELpbwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/DSC_0082-min-640x400.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-874778778790797022"},"published":{"$t":"2018-08-15T23:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-08-15T23:33:21.654-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Our Icon Painters Have Painted a Full-Figure Icon for a Church in Canada"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GVjOZT2Zy8M\/W3UZSTMgmuI\/AAAAAAAA-Bs\/i6T8agD6qNc6pir59ykbKKsJOKjPzNTwACLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-ikonopisnoj-masterskoj-napisali-rostovuyu-ikonu-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GVjOZT2Zy8M\/W3UZSTMgmuI\/AAAAAAAA-Bs\/i6T8agD6qNc6pir59ykbKKsJOKjPzNTwACLcBGAs\/s640\/v-ikonopisnoj-masterskoj-napisali-rostovuyu-ikonu-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAn icon of Saint Mardarije of Libertyville and Saint Sebastian of Jackson will soon appear in the Church in honour of All Saints of North America in Hamilton, Canada. This full-figure icon was painted in the Icon Painting Studio of St Elisabeth Convent at the request of Father Geoffrey Korz, the parish priest of that church. Our Convent has already made the following icons for that church: Image of Christ Not-Made-By-Hands, the icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, St John the Baptist - the Angel of the Desert, St Mary Magdalene, Grand Princess Elisabeth. We are currently working on the images of the newly-canonised saints. The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia canonised Bishop Sebastian (Dabović) and Bishop Mardarije (Uskoković) in 2015. The Russian Orthodox Church did the same in 2017.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EArtyom Glibchuk who painted the images of Saint Mardarije and Saint Sebastian told us that icon painters differentiate between an 'icon painter' and an 'iconographer'. The former simply copies established images, while the latter creates new images. One has to draw up new images for newly-canonised saints in conformity with the Orthodox theology. Artyom has been painting icons for seven years; it was thanks to his experience that he was entrusted with this project.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DekPUQSqvQc\/W3UZSZ5r1qI\/AAAAAAAA-Bo\/k5wmkr_c-_c1VwT6gpughTDo2RGhNNlvwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-ikonopisnoj-masterskoj-napisali-rostovuyu-ikonu-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"506\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DekPUQSqvQc\/W3UZSZ5r1qI\/AAAAAAAA-Bo\/k5wmkr_c-_c1VwT6gpughTDo2RGhNNlvwCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-ikonopisnoj-masterskoj-napisali-rostovuyu-ikonu-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\"When you see images of people who lived not long ago in church, you feel the living faith and realise that holiness is something that every believer should strive for,\" Artyom says. \"I've painted icons of St Gabriel (Urgebadze) and St Paisius of Mt Athos recently. This time, I've been working on the images of our contemporaries who lived in America in the 20th century. St Sebastian of Jackson was the first Orthodox priest born on American soil and an outstanding missionary. St Mardarije of Libertyville was in charge of the Serbian Orthodox mission in the USA. It was thanks to his efforts that the first Serbian Orthodox monastery in North America was established. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESaint Sebastian is portrayed wearing a priestly garment (phelonion) because he was a priest. Saint Mardarije wears a bishop's vestment: the sakkos and the mitre. Nun Jadranka (Uskoković) from our Convent is St Mardarije's granddaughter. When she saw the icon of her saintly grandfather, she remarked that the image was almost photographically accurate, even though the icon was strictly canonical.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAugust 8, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/874778778790797022"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/874778778790797022"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/08\/our-icon-painters-have-painted-full.html","title":"Our Icon Painters Have Painted a Full-Figure Icon for a Church in Canada"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GVjOZT2Zy8M\/W3UZSTMgmuI\/AAAAAAAA-Bs\/i6T8agD6qNc6pir59ykbKKsJOKjPzNTwACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/v-ikonopisnoj-masterskoj-napisali-rostovuyu-ikonu-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-1983666378097820283"},"published":{"$t":"2018-07-06T01:39:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-07-06T01:39:58.866-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Workshops of St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Helping a Nursing Mom. A Comfort Toy - a New Item Made by the Toy Workshops of St. Elisabeth Convent for Newborn Children"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aci_UDIzMzc\/Wz8qtUHs9MI\/AAAAAAAA8uQ\/sKQ5xvRLZ_E_FCjfJnJ7v-nZQeB0ZbPMgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-pomosch-kormyaschej-mame-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"475\" data-original-width=\"845\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aci_UDIzMzc\/Wz8qtUHs9MI\/AAAAAAAA8uQ\/sKQ5xvRLZ_E_FCjfJnJ7v-nZQeB0ZbPMgCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-pomosch-kormyaschej-mame-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\"A mother’s touch\" - this is the name of the new items created in the toy workshops of St. Elisabeth Convent. It has the form of a towel and helps the mother to care for her newborn child. It is recommended for the mother to hold the toy near hear while nursing the baby, so that the fabric absorbs her fragrance.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhile the newborn is asleep you can place the toy inside the crib next to the child, and the baby will have the impression that the mother is next to him. This a toy has the potential to help the child sleep better and with it the baby will feel relaxed and cozy. When the child get older the toy can be placed with other toys but during the early developmental stages in life the toy can help develop motor skills\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003Ebecause of special to knots on its paws, ears and tail of the toy. The toy is safe for all ages as it is made from natural materials and does not have any small parts or beads.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_BNxfMq7vGA\/Wz8qtfMokLI\/AAAAAAAA8uU\/Ftt_MH2nqO4TJWKWQ89bbya3bYar2HW6gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-pomosch-kormyaschej-mame-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"938\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_BNxfMq7vGA\/Wz8qtfMokLI\/AAAAAAAA8uU\/Ftt_MH2nqO4TJWKWQ89bbya3bYar2HW6gCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-pomosch-kormyaschej-mame-2.jpg\" width=\"614\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe comfort toy was invented by the English mother Susan Kanitzso in the 1990's. It has become popular in many European countries and is gaining global popularity as well. Be sure to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/eco-toys.html\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003Eorder the toy in our catalog and support the social ministry\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E projects with every order.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EJune 26, 2018\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/1983666378097820283"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/1983666378097820283"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/helping-nursing-mom-comfort-toy-new.html","title":"Helping a Nursing Mom. A Comfort Toy - a New Item Made by the Toy Workshops of St. Elisabeth Convent for Newborn Children"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-aci_UDIzMzc\/Wz8qtUHs9MI\/AAAAAAAA8uQ\/sKQ5xvRLZ_E_FCjfJnJ7v-nZQeB0ZbPMgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/v-pomosch-kormyaschej-mame-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-6541389153421891289"},"published":{"$t":"2018-07-02T05:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-07-02T05:56:13.656-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ministry of St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Make the World a Better Place: A New Workshop for People with Disabilities"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LRCDSNPpSeo\/Wzof6LnY9QI\/AAAAAAAA8hc\/iq8ZbWJGMi8eKAPiGUYDAUDpv8eIQg1JgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LRCDSNPpSeo\/Wzof6LnY9QI\/AAAAAAAA8hc\/iq8ZbWJGMi8eKAPiGUYDAUDpv8eIQg1JgCLcBGAs\/s640\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOne of the newest projects in St. Elisabeth Convent is a unique workshop called “Dobrodel” (one that does good deeds) especially designed for people with disabilities. The workshop gives a chance to people with special needs to overcome social isolation and find themselves in society through work.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhy is it so important?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EA person with mental illness is often excluded from the labor market because of limited skills and opportunities, but, as a rule, many still want to work and be productive members in society. Organizing work for this category of people requires an individual approach and a special schedule.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zIuWEdWIn-s\/Wzof6Dc4qBI\/AAAAAAAA8ho\/7-Bvw2dbRVMgvXEn5TRVlcPmn3zR6AJPgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-3.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"675\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zIuWEdWIn-s\/Wzof6Dc4qBI\/AAAAAAAA8ho\/7-Bvw2dbRVMgvXEn5TRVlcPmn3zR6AJPgCEwYBhgL\/s640\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E  \u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhat does the workshop make?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe workshop \"Dobrodel\" provides the necessary working conditions and accommodates its workers accordingly . Today, there are 12 people with special needs already learning to work at the workshop. This workshop is located on the grounds where other convent workshops are based. Here, people have the opportunity to paint ceramic art and create wooden crafts, create basic woodworking projects, make art from paper and cardboard, and various decorative materials and apply their creativity to the fullest extent. People with disabilities currently working at the workshop have already made souvenirs, wooden prayer beads, specially crafted bags, and cut out sewing products with their own hands.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIn the future, after passing initial training people with disabilities will be able to work both in the workshops of the monastery and in other organizations. This will give them the opportunity to realize creative potential, be useful to society, and also have a source of income.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1bmPnq4U5ZM\/Wzof6dPckpI\/AAAAAAAA8hw\/_0xDaU3dRSQIKZgXRqaT2_n6YRb0Lf9bQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-44.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1bmPnq4U5ZM\/Wzof6dPckpI\/AAAAAAAA8hw\/_0xDaU3dRSQIKZgXRqaT2_n6YRb0Lf9bQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-44.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhat type of support does the project need?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIn order to help everyone involved in the project from the workshop to move forward, your financial support is always welcome! With your help, equipment and materials will be purchased for the Dobrodel workshop. Funds are needed to pay for the work of trainers and organize social adaptation activities. You can provide assistance through your donations or simply order from the Catalogue of St.Elisabeth Convent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EJuly 1, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Georgia\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/6541389153421891289"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/6541389153421891289"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/make-world-better-place-new-workshop.html","title":"Make the World a Better Place: A New Workshop for People with Disabilities"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-LRCDSNPpSeo\/Wzof6LnY9QI\/AAAAAAAA8hc\/iq8ZbWJGMi8eKAPiGUYDAUDpv8eIQg1JgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/sdelajte-mir-chutochku-dobree-2.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-3644265123942355917"},"published":{"$t":"2018-06-25T06:06:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-06-25T22:37:18.644-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"From Heart 2 Heart Festival Comes to London This July"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kt5JenY6III\/WzDoTTm-VmI\/AAAAAAAA8TU\/lvVwxD5HyHEAWL2FSZeIzMytJmoTJP_DwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/11-min-1.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1064\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kt5JenY6III\/WzDoTTm-VmI\/AAAAAAAA8TU\/lvVwxD5HyHEAWL2FSZeIzMytJmoTJP_DwCLcBGAs\/s640\/11-min-1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Heart 2 Heart Festival is a charitable project launched and carried out by St Elisabeth Convent (Minsk, Belarus) with the blessing of His Eminence Pavel, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl. It is an annual event held in different cities across Europe. The Festival aims to show the beauty and richness of the Orthodox faith and culture and to strengthen ties among Christians.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Heart 2 Heart Festival was launched in 2016. In the course of these three years, the events of the Festival have attracted 10,000 visitors. The cities where the Festival has already been held are: Vienna, Berlin, London, Dublin.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NiNDrJ5S2gc\/WzDoTjYB78I\/AAAAAAAA8TY\/4sa76fjRx10IwhvUIXg6lk_h2lI9Z0_6gCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/DSC08449-min.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1064\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NiNDrJ5S2gc\/WzDoTjYB78I\/AAAAAAAA8TY\/4sa76fjRx10IwhvUIXg6lk_h2lI9Z0_6gCEwYBhgL\/s640\/DSC08449-min.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E“There are dozens of colourful and exciting events going on in London every day. What can we add to this mix? We would like to make a feast for the people and to show the beauty of living with God to them. Our contribution is in our hearts and our eyes. If people can see the light, goodness, and warmth emanating through them, our mission will be accomplished,” Nickolai Storozhenko, one of the organisers of Heart 2 Heart Festival, says.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ETHE UPCOMING FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN LONDON ON JULY 3 – 8, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0uxkGxAN_dw\/WzDUsuz99BI\/AAAAAAAA8TA\/-MvK_4DLcSMEvFqMXIW0YnYtFopGc_2RQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Rossotrudnichestvo-v-Londone.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"350\" data-original-width=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0uxkGxAN_dw\/WzDUsuz99BI\/AAAAAAAA8TA\/-MvK_4DLcSMEvFqMXIW0YnYtFopGc_2RQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Rossotrudnichestvo-v-Londone.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EJuly 3 – 6, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ERepresentative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Great Britain\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E37 Kensington High St, Kensington,\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ELondon W8 5ED, Great Britain\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QyosfaC1amE\/WzDUsicYyVI\/AAAAAAAA8TE\/7WQqDiQaRBwOXe4kfIlY6fmtdFTGvh40ACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/St-Savva-Church-in-London.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"444\" data-original-width=\"665\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QyosfaC1amE\/WzDUsicYyVI\/AAAAAAAA8TE\/7WQqDiQaRBwOXe4kfIlY6fmtdFTGvh40ACEwYBhgL\/s640\/St-Savva-Church-in-London.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EJuly 5 – 8, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Church of St. Sava in London\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E89 Lancaster Road\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ELondon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EHIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWorkshop sessions on mosaics and icon painting\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Little Prince One-Person Show\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EEvening in the Belarusian Hut\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWorkshop sessions on Belarusian folk crafts and Batleika puppet theatre\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E           \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EPresentation “The Orthodox Icon: Ways of Reflecting the Sacred Image”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/heart-2-heart.news\/from-heart-to-heart-festival-2018\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003EVisit\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E the H2H web-site to learn more about all the events and sections of the festival!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3644265123942355917"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3644265123942355917"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/06\/from-heart-to-heart-festival-comes-to.html","title":"From Heart 2 Heart Festival Comes to London This July"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kt5JenY6III\/WzDoTTm-VmI\/AAAAAAAA8TU\/lvVwxD5HyHEAWL2FSZeIzMytJmoTJP_DwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/11-min-1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-3467704574884761975"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-23T02:48:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-23T02:48:15.298-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ministry of St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent Organizes a Trip to Polotsk for the Residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-o-rXPUzguoE\/WwKZLlu4LfI\/AAAAAAAA68A\/YNoKoHhnNTUVTtGIDrawJP7oKWbP4qerwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-o-rXPUzguoE\/WwKZLlu4LfI\/AAAAAAAA68A\/YNoKoHhnNTUVTtGIDrawJP7oKWbP4qerwCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe residents of the Psycho-Neurological boarding home #3 have prayed near the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk. A pilgrimage to Polotsk became possible due to the efforts of the Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent and the brothers and sisters of mercy.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIn the Sunday school, there is a special group that consists of the residents of the boarding home. With great pleasure they attend classes, where they do arts and learn more about God, while any trip becomes an important event in their life. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-89-F3gRAprw\/WwKZLoFraZI\/AAAAAAAA678\/PXER1BqpfwM67VLD7Z31eTtKIf5AVP6zwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-89-F3gRAprw\/WwKZLoFraZI\/AAAAAAAA678\/PXER1BqpfwM67VLD7Z31eTtKIf5AVP6zwCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThey will remember their trip to St. Euphrosyne Convent for long. The residents of the boarding home visited the convent on May 9, which is the Victory Day. All the way to Polotsk, the sisters told them various stories connected with the Great Patriotic War. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CrTta0KAJ1Y\/WwKZMJcv2ZI\/AAAAAAAA68I\/VY2b595FBXsKjZ_W9B1qdyh_xzvL98sZwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CrTta0KAJ1Y\/WwKZMJcv2ZI\/AAAAAAAA68I\/VY2b595FBXsKjZ_W9B1qdyh_xzvL98sZwCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe convent established by St. Euphrosyne, the patron saint of our land, was remembered for the prayers near the relics of the saint, ancient murals, interesting excursion, and peace and calm in the hearts of the pilgrims. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V4xYYuDrtfI\/WwKZLsDnPEI\/AAAAAAAA68E\/PDN_JocTnGkA2yyLYOpTuLoxb_56cRfAQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"598\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V4xYYuDrtfI\/WwKZLsDnPEI\/AAAAAAAA68E\/PDN_JocTnGkA2yyLYOpTuLoxb_56cRfAQCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt was also a wonderful surprise for everyone to visit the Berezino reservation, which is a unique nature monument. Here our pilgrims could walk around the forest and see the various forest animals such as bison, bear, wolf and others. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMay 14, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3467704574884761975"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3467704574884761975"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/the-sunday-school-of-st-elisabeth.html","title":"The Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent Organizes a Trip to Polotsk for the Residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-o-rXPUzguoE\/WwKZLlu4LfI\/AAAAAAAA68A\/YNoKoHhnNTUVTtGIDrawJP7oKWbP4qerwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/v-voskresnoj-shkole-organizovali-palomnicheskuyu-poezdku-2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-2018000734539931452"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-17T03:42:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-17T03:44:45.025-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nun Juliania Discusses the Release of the New \"Our Faith\" Album"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x2IOgRmpfT4\/Wv1PmTl5cMI\/AAAAAAAA60k\/5UwIk1Mv3FgBmQN3smC4bGAX2EZP7T-_QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"391\" data-original-width=\"751\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x2IOgRmpfT4\/Wv1PmTl5cMI\/AAAAAAAA60k\/5UwIk1Mv3FgBmQN3smC4bGAX2EZP7T-_QCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIn March, the audio studio of St. Elisabeth Convent pleased the audience with a new album, which has a high-sounding name \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/our-faith-cd-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent-download.html\"\u003E“Our Faith”\u003C\/a\u003E. The album includes the church chants performed by the ensemble of the sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent. Nun Juliania (Denisova), the chorister of the ensemble, tells about this new CD album, which the listeners have loved already. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMother Juliania, was there a certain reason for making this album? Or is it just a continuation of the “Pilgrim’s Chants” series? \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EWhen our sisters performed successfully in the Kuban, where the exhibitions and concerts of St. Elisabeth Convent took place, people began to come to us and to ask for CDs with the chants the sisters had performed. But we did not have any back then. So, we decided to make a CD with the current repertoire of the ensemble. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhy “ensemble”, not “choir”? Is it an incomplete or reduced form of the monastic choir?\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EYes. In 2010, the sisters performed in Europe for the first time. Now there are four sisters of mercy and four-five monastics. The latter have seldom an opportunity to participate in such long trips. They all are in change for the large departments in the convent and they just cannot leave their obedience. The record was made in several steps and the ensemble team was changed over a bit several times. However, the main thing is that the style of a complete monastic choir singing was preserved. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe CD album consists of two parts – the Divine service chants (the chants that are sung at services in the convent) and the choral singing that we hear during akathists, when people are anointed with chrism. We also sing the songs from the repertoire of the Festive and sisters’ choirs of the convent, which I arranged so that they are better suited for the ensemble’s concerts. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dteE0Wem1eg\/Wv1PmgZ-IXI\/AAAAAAAA60g\/s7pO4P-DGDoRk4ptcJL8pElulGh6uifbACLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"491\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-dteE0Wem1eg\/Wv1PmgZ-IXI\/AAAAAAAA60g\/s7pO4P-DGDoRk4ptcJL8pElulGh6uifbACLcBGAs\/s640\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EHow did you manage to unite such a diverse collection of songs?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EI have noticed that on kliros we - both with the sisters' and the Festive choir - can sing various chants during a single service that can be absolutely different by their character: it can be either something colloquial, some more difficult\u0026nbsp; melodies or even a harmonization of a Byzantine chant. Everything is united with the choir’s sound. You cannot confuse the sister’s or the Festive choir with something else. It becomes clear since the first notes, that it is the choir of St. Elisabeth Convent. Various people have mentioned this fact many times. We do not demand academic voice training as it is used to be in professional choirs, although it is assumed that this practice is necessary for a choir to sound as one. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt seems you have managed to achieve your own special choir tone…\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EYes, we have a special tone color. This is our know-how, the main feature of this album. At the same time, the diversity of compositions increases the interest of the audience: when a women's choir is singing, the tempo, sense and arrangement must not be the same all the time. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESo, in our new album there is diversity, and there are certain unifying factors. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIn any art and in any team there is a necessity in such a factor. It is important to find a balance, so that there will be no eclecticism in it…\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWas there anything special while working on this album? Did it stand out of your other works somehow? \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOf course, it did! For me it was a possibility to listen to the pure accords and professional singing. We always want to reach high quality, to make everithing perfect. And all the members of the ensemble want this, too. They are gathered into this choir not without reason – they all have a perfect hearing, their voices fit to each other and just go with each other. The singers understand each other well.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bCDPvhD7AMA\/Wv1Pmk-3jfI\/AAAAAAAA60o\/tXVXaK3BTQAwIwLbf93wtsT0oDUCpPr5gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-7.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"369\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bCDPvhD7AMA\/Wv1Pmk-3jfI\/AAAAAAAA60o\/tXVXaK3BTQAwIwLbf93wtsT0oDUCpPr5gCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-7.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMother, were there any difficulties or not? This is still not the first album of this kind.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhile recording any CD album, there is the fear that we will lose the spirit… This is why we record our albums in the church so that it reminds us for what we do this at all. We record many takes. Sometimes something does not work out – we take this fragment and work. Today, due to the help of modern technical equipment, there is a possibility to resort to footage, settling and mastering. It is not as it has been earlier: you started recording, you taped singing - and then the record went on the air. You had to sing perfectly from beginning to end. There was no possibility to edit something. This is how the first disks of the Festive choir were recorded. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhy does the album has such a name\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E–\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;“Our Faith”?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThis is the name of one of the songs. It is rather defining, it points to a particular confession or national identity. Only from the text of the song, we will learn then that our faith is the Orthodox one. It kind of a song form of the Creed. While the rest of the songs open various sides of this faith through the prism of national understanding and vision.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g60d-cuwDZM\/Wv1c5ofUssI\/AAAAAAAA608\/_qNUA9VWFjkHaUik9k_cYHR3dsiH0YoMACLcBGAs\/s1600\/download-cd-our-faith-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"949\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g60d-cuwDZM\/Wv1c5ofUssI\/AAAAAAAA608\/_qNUA9VWFjkHaUik9k_cYHR3dsiH0YoMACLcBGAs\/s400\/download-cd-our-faith-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/our-faith-cd-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent-download.html\"\u003EOur Faith. The Monastic Choir of St Elisabeth Convent (downloadable version)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMay 2, 2018\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/2018000734539931452"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/2018000734539931452"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/nun-juliania-discusses-release-of-new.html","title":"Nun Juliania Discusses the Release of the New \"Our Faith\" Album"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-x2IOgRmpfT4\/Wv1PmTl5cMI\/AAAAAAAA60k\/5UwIk1Mv3FgBmQN3smC4bGAX2EZP7T-_QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/v-boge-sochetaetsya-vsyo-3.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-1958700613802521960"},"published":{"$t":"2018-05-16T01:41:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-05-16T01:44:46.703-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Master Class in England from the Iconographers from St Elisabeth Convent "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4Q2lCdL0B_U\/Wu_w0RYx6DI\/AAAAAAAA6bU\/US1S7H81ViYvjshmxu7d5KjL_KLuSqLUgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"466\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4Q2lCdL0B_U\/Wu_w0RYx6DI\/AAAAAAAA6bU\/US1S7H81ViYvjshmxu7d5KjL_KLuSqLUgCLcBGAs\/s640\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIcon painters from St Elisabeth Convent shared the secrets of their art with the residents of England. The workshop session on icon painting was held on April 24-26 in Preston, England, as part of From Heart To Heart\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFestival.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOxwVwwRqI4\/Wu_w0T_6EAI\/AAAAAAAA6bQ\/b1SpEh7VVeAhxghIC1hMpJiKaISPSQ-AACLcBGAs\/s1600\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"531\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sOxwVwwRqI4\/Wu_w0T_6EAI\/AAAAAAAA6bQ\/b1SpEh7VVeAhxghIC1hMpJiKaISPSQ-AACLcBGAs\/s640\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe participants learned about Russian and Byzantine traditions of icon painting, saw the works of our icon painters, and tried to paint an icon themselves. Due to the fact that it is too difficult for an unprepared person to paint a human face, the visitors painted the symbols of the four Evangelists: the Lion, the Ox, the Angel, and the Eagle. Both the painting technique and the materials they used were traditional for icon painting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-y8G5n5zp_2s\/Wu_w0Q-2t2I\/AAAAAAAA6bM\/-ve6ILl-F14M8x4F5gvQp-0ZwXhAKzYlACLcBGAs\/s1600\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"475\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-y8G5n5zp_2s\/Wu_w0Q-2t2I\/AAAAAAAA6bM\/-ve6ILl-F14M8x4F5gvQp-0ZwXhAKzYlACLcBGAs\/s640\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAliona Likhvan, an icon painter from Minsk who was the instructor during the workshop session, says that the participants were native Britons, and this event gave them an opportunity to interact with a different culture. Some of the participants even expressed their desire to come to Belarus and learn more about icon painting. They appreciated icon painting a\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003Es a meaningful and authentic art.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMay 2, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: #FFFFFE; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/1958700613802521960"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/1958700613802521960"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/a-master-class-in-england-from.html","title":"A Master Class in England from the Iconographers from St Elisabeth Convent "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4Q2lCdL0B_U\/Wu_w0RYx6DI\/AAAAAAAA6bU\/US1S7H81ViYvjshmxu7d5KjL_KLuSqLUgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/bogoslovie-v-kraskax-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-470834422146693645"},"published":{"$t":"2018-04-18T05:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-04-18T05:35:44.628-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Liturgy on the Second Day of Pascha: the Chalice of Christ United all the Workers of the Convent"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wwuIx4j7GeA\/WtcNGJg48NI\/AAAAAAAA5tY\/Rmm9tsnrSC4E_jHMGANxa_CmHCHKvA6nQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-6.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wwuIx4j7GeA\/WtcNGJg48NI\/AAAAAAAA5tY\/Rmm9tsnrSC4E_jHMGANxa_CmHCHKvA6nQCLcBGAs\/s640\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOn Tuesday of the Bright Week, April 10, the clergy, monastics, sisters of mercy and workers of St. Elisabeth Convent prayed together and partook of Holy Communion. Such convent-wide liturgies become a good tradition in the convent. The first common liturgy was served on the second day of the Nativity of Christ. More than 1,000 people came then. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vlQhITZoa0M\/WtcNF96TETI\/AAAAAAAA5tU\/-VaXgE2cwEEHHZKOHmRnoDPRganRvs8cgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-5.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-vlQhITZoa0M\/WtcNF96TETI\/AAAAAAAA5tU\/-VaXgE2cwEEHHZKOHmRnoDPRganRvs8cgCLcBGAs\/s640\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAs Fr. Andrew Lemeshonok said, in the Chalice of Christ we overcome any misconceptions, insults and moods: “The world has its own laws, but we should live in accordance with the world, which the Lord shows us, where there is nothing mine or yours, but only God’s; where there is no insults, divisions and arguments about who is better because everyone is loved by God. The Lord does not tell us to divide our life – “this is for God, and this is for me”. If it is for God, then it is for me, too!”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1qh6ZuqY9I\/WtcNE54bZjI\/AAAAAAAA5tI\/Ap-KvHhgFpI2dC6_I6-0hFyWjZQjKos3wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-U1qh6ZuqY9I\/WtcNE54bZjI\/AAAAAAAA5tI\/Ap-KvHhgFpI2dC6_I6-0hFyWjZQjKos3wCLcBGAs\/s640\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOnly in partaking of Holy Communion we can join the Divine life, which Christ has granted to us through His Resurrection!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W-QKzwyRTXc\/WtcNFLGmW1I\/AAAAAAAA5tM\/50YH6OzdszYrS_KTxCfqurN7yt4TS-Y0QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-W-QKzwyRTXc\/WtcNFLGmW1I\/AAAAAAAA5tM\/50YH6OzdszYrS_KTxCfqurN7yt4TS-Y0QCLcBGAs\/s640\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFr. Andrew congratulated everyone with the feast of Holy Pascha, besprinkled with Holy Water and gave various small gifts. “How often people work without any sense… Their pockets and refrigerators are full, but their hearts are empty. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EWe are building the main thing – our church. We devote much energy to this, but what is more important is your eyes, your words and your conscience. May the Lord save you for your love towards God and our convent!” – the spiritual father of the convent said. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAfter the liturgy, people stayed together for long, sharing that Paschal joy with each other. Here are several short stories we wrote down after the liturgy. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iZfE39WiI1M\/WtcNGBcB60I\/AAAAAAAA5tc\/y_-jDfBkqagTeDm2RbVZxGrWuhXlaVuVwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-k1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"190\" data-original-width=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iZfE39WiI1M\/WtcNGBcB60I\/AAAAAAAA5tc\/y_-jDfBkqagTeDm2RbVZxGrWuhXlaVuVwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-k1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESister Olga (Komissarova), a member of the Exhibition department of the convent:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– During the liturgy, I remembered that last year I came for work at the convent just a week before Pasch. In the beginning of my obedience, it was rather hard for me to work. But the prayers of our spiritual father helped me stay there, and today I’m very happy with that. You are not just working here, you are developing spiritually every day. At one difficult moment of my life, the Lord gave me an opportunity to feel love towards all the people around. That love covered everything. However, the Lord has even more love towards us, sinners, and this is why He is guiding us on our way. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVQD1nrC1vU\/WtcNGr8RfBI\/AAAAAAAA5tk\/cWgZ0TQeiDgIL5sT-akULbvr3W9Tw1wzACLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-k3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"190\" data-original-width=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mVQD1nrC1vU\/WtcNGr8RfBI\/AAAAAAAA5tk\/cWgZ0TQeiDgIL5sT-akULbvr3W9Tw1wzACLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-k3.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESister Vasilisa (Buslaeva), an artist of the Mosaic Workshop of the convent:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– That year my birthday fell on the day of Pasha. Birthday is a special day to rejoice about your life, given to you by God, and the people He granted to you!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThanks to Pascha that day was filled with special silence. I was at the night liturgy, then I sang at the liturgy in the Boarding home, and then I also sang at the late liturgy in the church…\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Lord sends me small miracles every day! God knows all the languages and speaks the one most easily understood by any of us. For me the main evidence of God is beauty. The Lord creates so much beauty, that it is everywhere: in people, nature and events.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI work in the workshop for a bit more than a year, and every second of this year is filled with something. Everything there is filled with life and God!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOf course, since I am a person who is not used to work and pray a lot, it can be difficult for me. And it is difficult almost all the time… However, this difficulty is joyful because there is something natural in it. If it is so difficult, then it means that the Lord has put me on the way that leads to Him. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFr. Andrew told exactly about that - about the joy we get through motion or even through simple attempts to follow Christ. I cannot say I move somehow, I would rather say I resist the way He leads me to himself. But I hope that no matter how much I resist, God will always lead me. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcyTdYD4Rr0\/WtcNGcbbg6I\/AAAAAAAA5tg\/fdtGQ5tHUWcNiN61fsetG7ySyXYxHJT8wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-k2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"190\" data-original-width=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fcyTdYD4Rr0\/WtcNGcbbg6I\/AAAAAAAA5tg\/fdtGQ5tHUWcNiN61fsetG7ySyXYxHJT8wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-k2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EBrother Constantine (Karmanov), the head of the convent’s audio studio:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– It is the second time in my life when Pascha fells on my birthday. If I sum up the results of the past year, I will see many events connected with my spiritual way: I have graduated from the theological seminary, entered the theological academy and began my postgraduate study. In our family, the fourth child has been born – this is also God’s blessing: our family grows and our joy grows, too!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Lord always comforts me, and he often helps me in advance. I do not deserve many of His gifts, but I try to thank God for each of them.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EApril 12, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/470834422146693645"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/470834422146693645"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/the-liturgy-on-second-day-of-pascha.html","title":"The Liturgy on the Second Day of Pascha: the Chalice of Christ United all the Workers of the Convent"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wwuIx4j7GeA\/WtcNGJg48NI\/AAAAAAAA5tY\/Rmm9tsnrSC4E_jHMGANxa_CmHCHKvA6nQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/chasha-xristova-obedinila-vsex-sotrudnikov-monasty-6.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-6304016716491086363"},"published":{"$t":"2018-03-28T14:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-03-28T23:44:21.128-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Prince Vladimir Youth Association is Joining Ministry Efforts with St. Elisabeth Convent to help children with Special Needs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mg-aSinTgi0\/Wrt3kc2cYbI\/AAAAAAAA4ZQ\/feEbdGodY6EsuPJu1golponMBp6_stMqQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/youthpv_Piggy-Bank-2018-Cover-890x453.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"453\" data-original-width=\"777\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mg-aSinTgi0\/Wrt3kc2cYbI\/AAAAAAAA4ZQ\/feEbdGodY6EsuPJu1golponMBp6_stMqQCLcBGAs\/s640\/youthpv_Piggy-Bank-2018-Cover-890x453.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThis year The Prince Vladimir Youth Association is hosting the 3rd “School piggy bank” program to help the St. Elisabeth special needs orphanage in Minsk, Belarus. Most of the children never had a home and do not know parental warmth. Many of them have complex diagnosis but are given loving attention by the sisters of the St. Eli\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003Es\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003Eabeth convent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ctS4r6_bAw0\/Wrt3kklWLoI\/AAAAAAAA4ZY\/tVUDv58Ny-gxVi1LBsDJaOauRRCAUwTUwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BC%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BA3.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"759\" data-original-width=\"1159\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ctS4r6_bAw0\/Wrt3kklWLoI\/AAAAAAAA4ZY\/tVUDv58Ny-gxVi1LBsDJaOauRRCAUwTUwCLcBGAs\/s640\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BC%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BA3.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EDuring Great Lent, this good deed will reach out to children’s and youth of parish schools to collect their assistance to help other children in need. We appeal to help support these poor orphans. Every penny donated by your children will mean a great deal. Collected funds will be of great use and support to these parentless children. They will especially be happy to know that children their age provided the needed assistance.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UeTjoQ0sys4\/Wrt3lk55hYI\/AAAAAAAA4Zc\/_jKtas4hCi8tDs_eElX3xUAxX7lP2KPbQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BC%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BA4.PNG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"771\" data-original-width=\"1160\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UeTjoQ0sys4\/Wrt3lk55hYI\/AAAAAAAA4Zc\/_jKtas4hCi8tDs_eElX3xUAxX7lP2KPbQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BC%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BA4.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ELove is expressed in actions and teaching the importance of sacrifice helping the needy is an important lesson to encourage in our communities. We hope that during Great Lent your children will express their love for God and their neighbor by helping the needy children of Minsk, which will also be a stimulus to the children collecting.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESource: http:\/\/youthpv.org\/2018-school-piggy-bank-program\/\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/6304016716491086363"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/6304016716491086363"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/prince-vladimir-youth-association-is.html","title":"Prince Vladimir Youth Association is Joining Ministry Efforts with St. Elisabeth Convent to help children with Special Needs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Mg-aSinTgi0\/Wrt3kc2cYbI\/AAAAAAAA4ZQ\/feEbdGodY6EsuPJu1golponMBp6_stMqQCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/youthpv_Piggy-Bank-2018-Cover-890x453.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-4414925852324238852"},"published":{"$t":"2018-03-26T03:06:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-03-27T07:15:08.009-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Our Faith: a New Album of the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mLhc9G8HDz4\/WrOmdSVJTiI\/AAAAAAAA4RU\/UdnEsG4TcEQ-6yfkzvbe3ATX-fw9ihy_ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%2594_%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2588%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%2B%25D0%259B%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D0%25BE%2B%25D0%259E%25D0%2592%25D0%25A1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"742\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mLhc9G8HDz4\/WrOmdSVJTiI\/AAAAAAAA4RU\/UdnEsG4TcEQ-6yfkzvbe3ATX-fw9ihy_ACLcBGAs\/s640\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%2594_%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2588%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%2B%25D0%259B%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D0%25BE%2B%25D0%259E%25D0%2592%25D0%25A1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EA new \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ECD \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003Ealbum of the Monastic Choir of St Elisabeth Convent has been released. The album was recorded under the supervision of Nun Juliania (Denisova). We hope that the listeners will enjoy the new album \u003Ci\u003EOur Faith \u003C\/i\u003Ewith its diverse tracklist, which includes:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E– Church hymns of Byzantine, Macedonian, and znamenny chants; \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E–\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EMusic by P. Chesnokov, P. Tchaikovsky, I. Boldysheva, V. Basner, Nun Juliania (Denisova); \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E–\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ESpiritual canticles with lyrics by classical poets and contemporary authors, including St Nikolaj of Serbia, Archpriest Andrei Logvinov, and Archpriest Artemius Vladimirov; \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E–\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EFolk songs. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThese hymns and songs gained popularity among parishioners and audiences in many cities and towns around the world where the sisters had concerts or participated in church worship. It was thanks to numerous requests of the music lovers that the sisters decided to record some chants from the repertoire of the Monastic Choir, which normally consists of no more than 10 sisters. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-bwVoAYZ3AEk\/WrOmdM66BcI\/AAAAAAAA4RQ\/71Oze1XZMbAQz8HwJbUniKnlxhZbVzRWwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%2594_%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2588%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A1%25D0%259F%25D0%2598%25D0%259D%25D0%2590.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1473\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-bwVoAYZ3AEk\/WrOmdM66BcI\/AAAAAAAA4RQ\/71Oze1XZMbAQz8HwJbUniKnlxhZbVzRWwCLcBGAs\/s640\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%2594_%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2588%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A1%25D0%259F%25D0%2598%25D0%259D%25D0%2590.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ENun Juliania (Denisova), the Precentor-in-Chief of St Elisabeth Convent, points out that the new album of the Monastic Choir includes chants from the \u003Ci\u003EShining Bright \u003C\/i\u003Ealbum, chants from the repertoire of the Festive Choir of St Elisabeth Convent, and songs specially harmonised for the tours of the Monastic Choir. Belarusian and Russian folk songs \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003Eare mingled with\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E a French song. Tchaikovsky’s piece \u003Ci\u003EWhen Jesus Christ Was Yet A Child \u003C\/i\u003Eis followed by an ancient (7\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E–\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E 8\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Ecentury) canticle \u003Ci\u003EWalking Down God’s Mountain. \u003C\/i\u003EAll these pieces are joined together by the peculiarities of treatment and sound of this choir. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EKonstantin Karmanov, the head of the Audio Studio of St Elisabeth Convent and the sound engineer of the \u003Ci\u003EOur Faith \u003C\/i\u003Eproject, emphasise\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003Es\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E that this project has a missionary purpose, “We speak about Christ through the brilliant art of church singing. The sisters sing wholeheartedly and take to heart the music pieces they perform. Beside that, this album contains a chronicle of the development of contemporary art of church singing, expressed through the traditions of choir singing upheld in St Elisabeth Convent.” \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ETotal runtime of this album is 54 minutes. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDownload this CD here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/our-faith-cd-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent-download.html\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/our-faith-cd-the-monastic-choir-of-st-elisabeth-convent-download.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/4414925852324238852"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/4414925852324238852"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/our-faith-new-album-of-monastic-choir.html","title":"Our Faith: a New Album of the Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mLhc9G8HDz4\/WrOmdSVJTiI\/AAAAAAAA4RU\/UdnEsG4TcEQ-6yfkzvbe3ATX-fw9ihy_ACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/%25D0%25A1%25D0%2594_%25D0%259D%25D0%25B0%25D1%2588%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%2B%25D0%259B%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D0%25BE%2B%25D0%259E%25D0%2592%25D0%25A1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-2366245754402374754"},"published":{"$t":"2018-03-05T04:56:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-03-05T04:56:15.102-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Personal Stories"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Personal Stories of the Clergy of St. Elisabeth Convent: Father Andrew Malakhovsky"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JOgYW-oyNGk\/WpzbHi8iedI\/AAAAAAAA3gY\/xCqN1TH7x0ktU-zlJJjEv-gVWxlQWFMQwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"426\" data-original-width=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JOgYW-oyNGk\/WpzbHi8iedI\/AAAAAAAA3gY\/xCqN1TH7x0ktU-zlJJjEv-gVWxlQWFMQwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-1.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt was in 2006. I was a junior student at a university and a non-conformist in a certain sense. Nevertheless, I had already begun my path to the Church. It was in February that my friend and I first came to St Elisabeth Convent to pray and to see what kind of young people went there… I felt at home during the service. The young people turned out to be open-hearted and welcoming. The spiritual father of the youth group was simple and ready to help. Little by little, I became a parishioner of the Convent and a member of the youth group. After I graduated from my university, I became a sister of the Sisterhood in honour of the Holy Martyr Grand Princess Elisabeth and an employee of the Pilgrim’s Office and the website of St Elisabeth Convent. The spiritual father of the youth group became very close not just to me but also to my entire family… \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ETatiana Khomenkova \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E***\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe current issue of One of Us features Father Andrew Malakhovsky who continues working with the youth in the Medical University and carries out many other obediences in the Convent. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ERestored Church, Restored Self\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"146\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s640\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThere comes a time in one’s life when one begins to think about the meaning of life. You are left discontented with the things that the world has to offer. You start seeing a lot of injustice and grief in this world. You are particularly regretful for having caused others so much trouble due to your absent-mindedness and lack of wisdom, in spite of the fact that you had wanted to do good… You start looking for internal resources and seeking a foundation in your life. You try to come up with good explanations for everything and bind them together in a coherent philosophy… \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EYou may not even be aware that you are looking for Christ at that moment but you do it anyway. As a rule, it is the time when you start philosophising in a purely scholastic manner but the question that you have to face is always “What for?” It is no sooner than you come to church that your soul can feel genuine satisfaction and inner joy. When you grow stronger in faith, you begin to understand all things, including sorrows of other people and your own afflictions. You want to be in tune with the newly-revealed Divine beauty and to be chaste and graceful inside. It is often impossible to rebuild your life according to the newly-acquired knowledge but you can clearly see that you are on the right track… You are willing to commit your entire life to the incorruptible. That was what my own discovery of the Church and God was like. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI graduated from Minsk Radio-engineering Institute. I came to the faith when I had already been working in the Academy of Sciences. I consider my distance learning in the Institute of Apiculture in Rybny, Ryazan Oblast, to be an important period in my spiritual journey. I had the opportunities to visit churches and monasteries during my sessions. I was especially impressed by Holy Trinity St Sergius Lavra, Gethsemane Skete, and St John the Theologian Monastery in v. Poshchupovo. Upon graduation from that institute, I came to realise that my profession fеll short of my expectations, too. I was overwhelmed by a desire to participate in the restoration of a church. It turned out that I also participated in the revival of my own soul…\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6UOSdAosm88\/WpzcmPUwI0I\/AAAAAAAA3g0\/qu1hbgWTNNE2FQ1teAxEy9DO0LIWHtQ8ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/foto26052015_50_originalxq.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"464\" data-original-width=\"700\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6UOSdAosm88\/WpzcmPUwI0I\/AAAAAAAA3g0\/qu1hbgWTNNE2FQ1teAxEy9DO0LIWHtQ8ACLcBGAs\/s640\/foto26052015_50_originalxq.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhen I came to carry out my obedience in the church, I spent six more months working in the world, and then I devoted myself to working in the Church exclusively. Life was miserable in the early 1990s. There were no sights of the future glory: the churches that had been returned to the Orthodox by the state lay in desolation. There was no finesse like today but it fully corresponded to the conditions of our souls: they weren’t great, either, so the outward appearance of the churches was in total accord with them. It was a period when both church buildings and human souls were being restored. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ERest for the Soul\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"146\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s640\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhen I worked in the Academy of Sciences, I grew fond of mountain tourism, ski trips, and kayaking. I had never been into acquiring wealth and new possessions and I didn’t have a knack for them. Hiking in the mountains was a real inspiration and solace for me. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI managed to see the Kuril Islands, Siberia, Crimea, the Carpathians, and the Khibiny. We kayaked on the rivers of Belarus. Once I had the chance to do kayaking in Karelia. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI got to know my wife during my first trip to the Carpathian Mountains. She did not treat hiking seriously. It was merely a hobby, a way to know and test herself, to learn something about the world, and to build up willpower. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOur son inherited our hobby, too: he prefers various activities to lying on a couch. We go mountain hiking in the Caucasus. We like walking, looking around, and talking. I think this pastime does not throttle one’s spiritual life. One needs some time to stop and breathe in and have a rest for his soul and touch the elegance and brilliance of God’s creation. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Y6D2r4wSZE\/WpzcmL-mg9I\/AAAAAAAA3gw\/xfxR0x31n-UJFER6sz1CQT9Bw1TGfhJhgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/foto20032015_48_originalxq.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"700\" data-original-width=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Y6D2r4wSZE\/WpzcmL-mg9I\/AAAAAAAA3gw\/xfxR0x31n-UJFER6sz1CQT9Bw1TGfhJhgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/foto20032015_48_originalxq.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe organise kayak trips around Belarus together with the parishioners. We had a three days long journey this summer but later some people admitted that they felt as if they had spent their entire vacation in that trip because they had had such a wonderful time. In support of the well-known phrase “Moving is living,” I can say that people even get healed of their illnesses. One of the participants of our trip had not been able to raise his arm for two years but he forgot about his health problem while rowing. Arm movements during rowing are different from the commonly used ones, and that was possibly why it helped him. Of course, close and informal conversations are the best part of a hiking trip. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EHard to Live Without Obediences\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"146\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s640\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ELife is not easy. You have to make yourself do something. You keep seeing and realising that you are inadequate to the field that the Lord has put you onto… However, life is even harder when you have no obediences. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFather Andrew’s Current Obediences:\u003C\/b\u003E Boarding Home No.3 for Mentally Challenged and Elderly: Chapel in honour of Holy Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg where a Divine Liturgy with the Akathist to St Xenia is celebrated weekly; the National Applied Research Centre of Pulmonology and Phthisiatry: Chapel in honour of St Luke of Crimea; Social Shelter for Children Left Without Parental Care; Spiritual Education Centre of the Belarusian State Medical University, Chapel in honour of the Mother of God the Quick to Hearken; Akathist to the Inexhaustible Chalice icon of the Mother of God. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPast Obediences:\u003C\/b\u003E Spiritual leadership of the Sunday School and the Youth Group in honour of Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love, and their mother Sophia; visits to the Correctional Colony No. 10 in Navapolack; Clinical Hospital No. 2, and the National Applied Research Centre of Mental Health. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI have been carrying out my obedience in the Boarding Home for the Mentally Challenged for almost two decades. A small community has formed around St Xenia Chapel during that time. This community consists of the sisters and the brothers of our Sisterhood of Saint Elisabeth; the staff members of the Boarding Home; and its patients. We have learned to share sorrows and joys. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt is easier to serve in the National Applied Research Centre of Pulmonology and Phthisiatry because people stay there for a long time — up to six months or even longer — which is enough to become a practising Christian. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe children who end up in the social shelter are a different story but it is obvious that our society is recovering. Although drug abuse remains fairly common among schoolchildren, it seems to me that the society improves in this respect. There used to be many juvenile delinquents among the children who ended up in the shelter. Teachers and school boards pay much more attention to children nowadays: if a student misses classes, his or her teacher immediately alerts the school board. They can even send that student off to a special school as a prevention measure. Missing school is a visible sign that something wrong is going on and that it can cause some serious sin. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-khw1hrAvrvc\/WpzcvXYd88I\/AAAAAAAA3g4\/3b0jXeUX3GoDEwbkH0mHS8XpiEJCeSunQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/V_studencheskoy_derevne_Minska_otkrilsya_hram_chasovnya7634880big.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"450\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-khw1hrAvrvc\/WpzcvXYd88I\/AAAAAAAA3g4\/3b0jXeUX3GoDEwbkH0mHS8XpiEJCeSunQCLcBGAs\/s640\/V_studencheskoy_derevne_Minska_otkrilsya_hram_chasovnya7634880big.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe students who attend the Spiritual Education Centre of the Belarusian State Medical University tend to be in search of the faith already. It is easy to work with them, naturally. We understand each other well. It is much more difficult to work with the student masses, riddled with atheism and scepticism. Few students come to our Centre, and this may be the greatest difficulty with this obedience. There must be a priest who can encourage young people and lead them by his own example. I don’t think I am such a priest. I would like to ask for your holy prayers. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe have a moleben and an Akathist to the Inexhaustible Chalice icon of the Mother of God in St Nicholas Church every Thursday. This moleben is mostly frequented by the co-dependent — the relatives of those who suffer from substance addictions. Some of them keep praying for their loved ones for years. They don’t give up and continue to come to church and pray during the Akathist. I wish they had everything they are praying for but this struggle is very demanding… \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EQuick Poll\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"146\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-K3DHI43YYyc\/WpzbHugN9rI\/AAAAAAAA3gg\/FE9_IE-_bwkpOlatS0RktIq4_PrOrhFwgCLcBGAs\/s640\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-0.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhat would you wish those who have not met God yet? \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E— I would like them to have that encounter. A person’s life can be divided into two periods: before Christ and after Christ. There is a commonly accepted chronological division between the centuries “before Christ” (BC) and the centuries after Christ (AD, Anno Domini, the year of the Lord). Likewise, every person’s life can be divided into two main periods. I believe it happens to every person: one’s inner life changes when he meets the Lord. One may appear the same, of course, but one becomes completely different inside. That’s the way it should be. May the Lord help all of us! \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhat prayers, apart from the Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian, would you suggest for our readers to gain the penitential mood, which is so crucial during the Great Lent?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E— Listen to a recorded Great Penitential Canon of St Andrew of Crete recited by Metropolitan Philaret (Vakhromeyev). \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWhat would you recommend doing during the Great Lent to the young adults and the students whom you counsel? \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E— I advise them to attend church services more often and do their best to avoid entertainment. One should observe physical fast to the extent that one deems useful.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_eL5LNPGEVU\/WpzbHv4g2fI\/AAAAAAAA3gc\/dB2yWccXImUptgaBQdSq5pmHfEDn251JACLcBGAs\/s1600\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-e.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"259\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_eL5LNPGEVU\/WpzbHv4g2fI\/AAAAAAAA3gc\/dB2yWccXImUptgaBQdSq5pmHfEDn251JACLcBGAs\/s640\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-e.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EPrepared by Tatiana Khomenkova, \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EMaria Kotova, Nun Joanna Pankova \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFebruary 27, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/2366245754402374754"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/2366245754402374754"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/personal-stories-of-clergy-of-st.html","title":"Personal Stories of the Clergy of St. Elisabeth Convent: Father Andrew Malakhovsky"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JOgYW-oyNGk\/WpzbHi8iedI\/AAAAAAAA3gY\/xCqN1TH7x0ktU-zlJJjEv-gVWxlQWFMQwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/rodnaya-dusha-ierej-andrej-malaxovskij-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-3555382712545533689"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-28T01:46:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-28T01:46:12.617-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Fatherly Embrace: New Monastic Tonsures in St Elisabeth Convent"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-USH2ctnD9Rk\/WpZ3sVvWQEI\/AAAAAAAA3VM\/v5XMTe6PEas-9OMfi9ECt3DvuS5f2L_KACLcBGAs\/s1600\/3891.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"769\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-USH2ctnD9Rk\/WpZ3sVvWQEI\/AAAAAAAA3VM\/v5XMTe6PEas-9OMfi9ECt3DvuS5f2L_KACLcBGAs\/s640\/3891.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESeveral sisters took the Rassaphore and Stavrophore vows in our Convent on February 20 (the Tuesday of the First Week of the Great Lent) after the Compline and the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St Andrew of Crete. They were tonsured by the Most Reverend Pavel, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFour Rassaphore nuns and five Stavrophore nuns received the blessing to tread the narrow yet blissful path in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TJ9RyOFx5Nc\/WpZ3zdmACXI\/AAAAAAAA3VQ\/B4s5q7UnjXQU2Ha1_rqeawPSde33MY1RACLcBGAs\/s1600\/3893.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"762\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TJ9RyOFx5Nc\/WpZ3zdmACXI\/AAAAAAAA3VQ\/B4s5q7UnjXQU2Ha1_rqeawPSde33MY1RACLcBGAs\/s640\/3893.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EHere is what Metropolitan Pavel told the newly-tonsured sisters:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe have sung a wonderful prokeimenon during the tonsure into the Stavrophore, “For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ.” The Church sings this remarkable hymn when people receive the Sacrament of Baptism. You have received a new baptism, and it is because of this Sacrament that you have had your names changed, which serves to remind you that both your internal life and your external life has to change. That is what you have now promised to God, the Most Pure Theotokos, and the holy Angels. During the Last Judgement, the Lord will not ask you what promises you made but whether you fulfilled them or not.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe good tradition to perform tonsures during the Lenten season is not accidental: it’s the time when all services and prayers are designed to help us reconsider and improve our fallen way of living. We have heard the Gospel readings during the weeks before the Lent. The examples described in the Gospel are very edifying for everyone, especially monastics. They keep us from vices and set an example to follow. Like Zacchaeus who did his best to see God, you should follow his example by seeking God restlessly.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian, which is repeated in the church during the Great Lent, has a special meaning and power. The words of this prayer must be foundational for a monastic. One should especially abhor idleness. It becomes clear over time that idleness is the worst sin and it is a precursor to one’s downfall. We can’t feel something permanently. This is how we are made and this is the result of the Fall. People must move forward and build up strength. If they stop, their ineptitude will lead to instant degradation of their way of life and their personalities. That is why the sisters who have promised to serve God, the Church, and other people for their entire lives, must build up their spiritual strength by fulfilling their promises, performing their duties, and strictly following the required prayer rules and other monastic obligations.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EI would like to wish everyone God’s inexhaustible grace in their monastic life. Get saved in the Lord!”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe sisters were given new names: Eudoxia, Alexandra, Anna, Nadezhda, and Yekaterina, in honour of New Martyrs. The tradition requires that newly-tonsured sisters must stay in church for three days and nights. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-W7H8xUB0c64\/WpZ33nWA0WI\/AAAAAAAA3VU\/nKEVHRFGzDAjUgw7XUq9EhcIgmT5QgdGQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/3894.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"760\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-W7H8xUB0c64\/WpZ33nWA0WI\/AAAAAAAA3VU\/nKEVHRFGzDAjUgw7XUq9EhcIgmT5QgdGQCLcBGAs\/s640\/3894.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFebruary 21, 2018\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3555382712545533689"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3555382712545533689"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/the-fatherly-embrace-new-monastic.html","title":"The Fatherly Embrace: New Monastic Tonsures in St Elisabeth Convent"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-USH2ctnD9Rk\/WpZ3sVvWQEI\/AAAAAAAA3VM\/v5XMTe6PEas-9OMfi9ECt3DvuS5f2L_KACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/3891.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-1034721982586498695"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-22T00:58:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-03-15T06:15:31.937-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Photo Blog"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Photo Blog: Ten New Monastic Tonsures in St. Elisabeth Convent"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oJtw7zUQSHM\/WqpxnDlq8-I\/AAAAAAAA3-U\/UhtCe5gUinoZ-z8D_5Z9xJ-KWyGbsnEbgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/020.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"760\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oJtw7zUQSHM\/WqpxnDlq8-I\/AAAAAAAA3-U\/UhtCe5gUinoZ-z8D_5Z9xJ-KWyGbsnEbgCLcBGAs\/s640\/020.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;\"\u003EThis week, Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Zaslavl tonsured the 10 sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent. The tonsuring took place in the church in honor of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 28px;\"\u003EAfter the Canon and Great Compline, Metropolitan Pavel congratulated newly tonsured nuns with the beginning of their new life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14pt; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QWA-gwrvNac\/Wo56ncD2SbI\/AAAAAAAA3Ew\/vfBsWeJri6cx3f1EMuOJ5GZweTXEHXzNACLcBGAs\/s1600\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QWA-gwrvNac\/Wo56ncD2SbI\/AAAAAAAA3Ew\/vfBsWeJri6cx3f1EMuOJ5GZweTXEHXzNACLcBGAs\/s640\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOn February 25 – March 4, the festival “Great Lents Concerts” will take place in Minsk. It will be organized by St. Elisabeth Convent in cooperation with Belarusian State Academy of Music with the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Zaslavl. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThis year, Great Lent Concerts will be held under the theme “The Restoration of Ancient Traditions” and will combine spiritual and classical music concerts. Church and secular choirs, orchestras and soloists will perform in various concert halls of the city. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1vqxSbl4Hvo\/Wo56nenbn6I\/AAAAAAAA3Eo\/oMN9OoYu1dE7-QKZLY_yWvtP0QP-1IFSwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"495\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1vqxSbl4Hvo\/Wo56nenbn6I\/AAAAAAAA3Eo\/oMN9OoYu1dE7-QKZLY_yWvtP0QP-1IFSwCLcBGAs\/s640\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EAbout Great Lent Concerts\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe festival will be held in Minsk for the second time, while the idea itself of giving spiritual concerts during Great Lent has deep roots. Great Lent Concerts appeared in St. Petersburg in the end of the 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Ecentury – the beginning of the 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E century. That unique for Russian musical culture event was born again in the beginning of the 21th century. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EDuring the restoration of the tradition, the organizers of the concerts invited to the cultural capital of Russia the best musical collectives from all over the world. The Festive Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent was among them. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EBy the initiative of Nun Juliania (Denisova), the chorister of the Festive Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent and a church composer, last year Great Lent Concerts were organized in Minsk for the first time. Spiritual music was sounding in various concert halls of Minsk during the whole week, while the sold-out concerts became the evidence that people really need spiritual food today. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Czkx7EFqfLY\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Czkx7EFqfLY?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ENun Juliania noted that, too: “Great Lent Concerts” are held not only for Orthodox people, but also for people who do not go to church and people of other confessions. Music is the very genre that eliminates distinctions between us and makes them insensible. At the same time, the organizers of the festival and its participants are faithful people. Their life itself and everything they do become their preaching… Great Lent Concerts is a form of contingence and cooperation: thanks to the festival, our convent comes out of the church walls and goes to city halls, to people”. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe active support of Ekaterina Dulova, the director of Belarusian State Academy of Music, allowed to extend the format of the festival. This year, Minsk citizens will hear not only choir singing, but also instrumental music performed by young and talented musicians. High level of spirituality is typical not only for Divine service chants – it penetrates the national art and the works of great composers.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DnE3ARNfsHs\/Wo56nYKpkOI\/AAAAAAAA3Es\/iiktmZCPZNQ9uCwDUjD7zIwV7Ml5G3IsQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"561\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DnE3ARNfsHs\/Wo56nYKpkOI\/AAAAAAAA3Es\/iiktmZCPZNQ9uCwDUjD7zIwV7Ml5G3IsQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EJanuary 31, 2018\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/8847593270805805756"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/8847593270805805756"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/a-series-of-great-lent-concerts-will.html","title":"A Series of Great Lent Concerts Will Take Place in Minsk"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-QWA-gwrvNac\/Wo56ncD2SbI\/AAAAAAAA3Ew\/vfBsWeJri6cx3f1EMuOJ5GZweTXEHXzNACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/monastyr-sovmestno-s-akademiej-muzyki-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-8445998829631211136"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-19T00:31:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-19T00:31:11.064-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ministry of St. Elisabeth Convent: 20th Anniversary of the Church in Honor of St. Xenia of Petersburg"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jX3hoAh6Jeo\/WopzS2xY9pI\/AAAAAAAA254\/YRyHa8MswEwj-JN0Nhj2d54oycUWfDhywCLcBGAs\/s1600\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"760\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jX3hoAh6Jeo\/WopzS2xY9pI\/AAAAAAAA254\/YRyHa8MswEwj-JN0Nhj2d54oycUWfDhywCLcBGAs\/s640\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe residents of thу Boarding Home №3 for adults with special needs, the sisters of mercy and the workers of the facility celebrated their patron saint’s day – the feast day of St. Xenia of Petersburg. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ETwenty years ago – on February 6, 1998 – Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk and Slutsk consecrated the altar of the chapel. Twenty years is a quite a long period. A new generation of people has grown during that time, and a whole convent appeared near the Boarding Home. Many people did not believe that was possible, but today the convent and the Boarding Home are one big family. The clerics, the sisters and brothers of mercy became close people for the residents of the Boarding Home. They pray together, they take trips together, they celebrate the main feast together – they do together almost everything! And today many people came to the church with their children and close ones. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vgedyr-zJLI\/WopzYql-sVI\/AAAAAAAA26I\/juiEq5fd0KwsOVWOvsQS8TO-C48kkAnYgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"751\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vgedyr-zJLI\/WopzYql-sVI\/AAAAAAAA26I\/juiEq5fd0KwsOVWOvsQS8TO-C48kkAnYgCLcBGAs\/s640\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003E–\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;It is not just our ministry – we all have one common life, - Sister Zinaida, the head sister of the sisterhood, said. Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of the convent, added to those words that everything is rather native in the Boarding Home, while the relationships between people are just beautiful. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IvWjwSp2z7E\/WopzTCXJwVI\/AAAAAAAA258\/ljxoGidvXfc4kDk5rZDVjx5prBR4e2w_ACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"760\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IvWjwSp2z7E\/WopzTCXJwVI\/AAAAAAAA258\/ljxoGidvXfc4kDk5rZDVjx5prBR4e2w_ACEwYBhgL\/s640\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFr. Andrew noted in his sermon that St. Xenia, the patron saint of the Boarding Home, reveals us the example of how we should look at the circumstances of our life in the right way and how we should seek a solution: “Do not seek where it is comfortable for you, but seek where salvation of your soul is”. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bhinPCsisF0\/WopzT5JzGdI\/AAAAAAAA26A\/shOcxF0Pg_E4cklomBntXaNWhIjoCuKoACEwYBhgL\/s1600\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"752\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bhinPCsisF0\/WopzT5JzGdI\/AAAAAAAA26A\/shOcxF0Pg_E4cklomBntXaNWhIjoCuKoACEwYBhgL\/s640\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThere is also a good tradition to give a festive concert on this day, which is organized by the joint effort of the sisters of mercy and the workers of the Boarding Home. All the comers could see the performances of the choirs of the brothers and sisters of the convent, the choir of the students of the Sunday school, “The Joyful Hearts” ensemble and many others. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFebruary 6, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/8445998829631211136"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/8445998829631211136"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/ministry-of-st-elisabeth-convent-20th.html","title":"Ministry of St. Elisabeth Convent: 20th Anniversary of the Church in Honor of St. Xenia of Petersburg"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jX3hoAh6Jeo\/WopzS2xY9pI\/AAAAAAAA254\/YRyHa8MswEwj-JN0Nhj2d54oycUWfDhywCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/eto-byla-pervaya-cerkov-v-mikrorajone-novinki-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-6217044614677905619"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-19T00:15:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-19T00:46:11.336-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How Is the Sunday School of St Elisabeth Convent Doing These Days?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xNSk435s9BY\/Wop3qKnwQqI\/AAAAAAAA26g\/jGbImam0LxMBzB5bv7K33ZlpVvyGidd1wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-nashej-shkole-1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"556\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xNSk435s9BY\/Wop3qKnwQqI\/AAAAAAAA26g\/jGbImam0LxMBzB5bv7K33ZlpVvyGidd1wCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-nashej-shkole-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe life of the pupils of our Sunday School is so exciting and colourful that everyone – children, their parents, and the residents of the boarding home – are happy to go to school on Sundays. Novice Galina Shpakova, the headmaster of the Sunday School, has told us about the recent events, which stay in the memory of the big and the little ones.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe Took Part in Friendly Contests!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe recent draughts and table tennis tournaments have shown that there are plenty of young talents in our school! It turned out that some of the children play better than adults...\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe children were divided into several groups according to their age to participate in the tournaments. The best table tennis players were selected out of more than fifty contestants. There were seventy draughts players to choose from! Even so, everyone received an award in the end!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe Learned a Lot!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EClasses in the Sunday School are captivating, too. Not only children but also their parents come to acquire new knowledge. There are meetings for adults with seminarians, priests, matushkas, and theologians.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThere are special classes for the residents of the boarding home for the mentally challenged. The sisters teach them to paint, read, and pray. The residents of the boarding home rehearse various drama performances with the help of the teachers and the sisters.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uP22U3jsTIw\/Wop3qIOi_vI\/AAAAAAAA26c\/EgTojgi4ABQqQVHJ0tTnP17zxz2SfEXXgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/v-nashej-shkole-2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"586\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-uP22U3jsTIw\/Wop3qIOi_vI\/AAAAAAAA26c\/EgTojgi4ABQqQVHJ0tTnP17zxz2SfEXXgCLcBGAs\/s640\/v-nashej-shkole-2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EWe Shared Our Love!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThanks to the Sunday School classes, the parents of our pupils met the young patients of the boarding home for children. Recently, on St Xenia of Petersburg Day, young singers of the Bozhya Korovka (Ladybug) Choir greeted the residents of the boarding home for children. The singers' parents visited the boarding home together with their children, in spite of the fact that it was a working day. They shared the joy of this feast with the young patients. The children were singing a song about little people with strong faith, and it sounded so heart-warming!\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe parents did their best to help the residents of the boarding home to feel the feast, too: a birthday party for all children born in this month was held there last Sunday. Small gifts, sweets and biscuits, a concert, and stories about the children's holy patrons blended together in one big and meaningful day, which will be remembered in the boarding home for a long time.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFebruary 12, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/6217044614677905619"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/6217044614677905619"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/how-is-sunday-school-of-st-elisabeth.html","title":"How Is the Sunday School of St Elisabeth Convent Doing These Days?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xNSk435s9BY\/Wop3qKnwQqI\/AAAAAAAA26g\/jGbImam0LxMBzB5bv7K33ZlpVvyGidd1wCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/v-nashej-shkole-1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-392954912377998036"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-07T03:13:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-07T03:27:56.005-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Festive Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent Performs for Prisoners"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rGATmKKd_GQ\/Wnq6bJgnX0I\/AAAAAAAA2VE\/kOoV7f5p0cMj_irlELSttNAPhTHgkA58QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/nov_prestol_1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rGATmKKd_GQ\/Wnq6bJgnX0I\/AAAAAAAA2VE\/kOoV7f5p0cMj_irlELSttNAPhTHgkA58QCLcBGAs\/s640\/nov_prestol_1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe Festive Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent Performed for the Prisoners: the Liturgy and the concert took place in the Prison Colony #14 in village Novosady.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ELast Sunday, on January 28, on request from Archpriest George Tuhlov, who is dealing with giving spiritual guidance to prisoners, the Festive Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent took part in the liturgy and gave a performance for the prisoners. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt was the second time when the chorists came to the prison. People there learnt about our Festive Choir from the sound recordings and films released by the Studio of St. John the Warrior. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe ward atmosphere created during the concert was maintained later by the informal conversation of the prisoners, Nun Juliania (Denisova), the leader of the Festive Choir, and other choristers. The audience shared their feelings and asked various questions of their concern.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EJanuary 29, 2018\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"144\" data-original-width=\"353\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-s0ITUb_dauo\/Wnq6bfZg6HI\/AAAAAAAA2VI\/0HR5T5bIgmItTnTheGpMY1xigfhmw-_EACLcBGAs\/s200\/CATALOG%2B%2528%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%2529.png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/392954912377998036"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/392954912377998036"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/the-festive-choir-of-st-elisabeth.html","title":"The Festive Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent Performs for Prisoners"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rGATmKKd_GQ\/Wnq6bJgnX0I\/AAAAAAAA2VE\/kOoV7f5p0cMj_irlELSttNAPhTHgkA58QCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/nov_prestol_1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-3196458248772270429"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-05T23:22:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-05T23:22:58.612-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Workshops of St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent Creates Stained-Glass Windows for other Churches"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fj3nASN_rMw\/WnlO8Vl3chI\/AAAAAAAA2O8\/lfoADFjCZMo2AY6-xAC-8WW_ELd7SEu7gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"414\" data-original-width=\"820\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fj3nASN_rMw\/WnlO8Vl3chI\/AAAAAAAA2O8\/lfoADFjCZMo2AY6-xAC-8WW_ELd7SEu7gCLcBGAs\/s640\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe churches of St. Nicholas Convent will be decorated by the stained-glass windows created by the workshops of our convent. The craftspeople are working on them since last summer. On this moment, our artists are working on compositions for St. Nicholas church and the churches in honor of St. Barbara and St. Spyridon of Trimythous.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe windows are supposed to help us to tune in to prayer\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EFor example, the decoration of the Church in honor of St. Spyridon includes the works in the forechurch, the middle part of the church, the altar and the stairs. For comparison, we can say that the amount of work that is going to be made exceeds the work that has been made in the church in honor of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God in St. Elisabeth Convent.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EOur artists had an aim to support the festive mood, which is created by the murals inside the church. In case of windows, this mood is expressed through colors and specific details. At the same time, stained-windows were always made less staring. “The windows create a chamber atmosphere in the church, which is supposed to help people in the church to focus on what is inside, on prayer”, - said Alexander Turovsky, the head of the project. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fHvA2_kJqOE\/WnlO7whkBGI\/AAAAAAAA2O0\/2qJcgiEMTVoaFmvNkhU86zBLpgFgXQ62QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"400\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fHvA2_kJqOE\/WnlO7whkBGI\/AAAAAAAA2O0\/2qJcgiEMTVoaFmvNkhU86zBLpgFgXQ62QCLcBGAs\/s640\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe convent in the eyes of our craftspeople\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe last trip of our craftspeople fell on the feast day of St. Spyridon of Trimythous. Alexander recalls those days warmly: “The convent is located in the Yaroslavl diocese, among the forests on the bank of the river Solba. When we came, we saw the snowmen on the territory of the convent. Children played and went sleigh riding. There are also an orphanage and a school in the convent.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E“We organized a master-class for children. By the way, there is a mosaic workshop in the convent, so the technique was familiar to them, - adds Sister Anna Alexeichik. - We offered the children to create the Nativity decorations by the examples we gave them, but many of them got creative and made their own original compositions”. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--4PeM7uELig\/WnlO74OxIAI\/AAAAAAAA2O4\/uf7HmjQjT3cw2YSNDb4sfdWsH_EQOnzDgCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"400\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--4PeM7uELig\/WnlO74OxIAI\/AAAAAAAA2O4\/uf7HmjQjT3cw2YSNDb4sfdWsH_EQOnzDgCEwYBhgL\/s640\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E“We will surely organize another master class in May at the festival that will take place there. It will be a special event, - says Alexander. – We were happy to experience the nuns’ hospitality and the joy of a common celebration on the patron saint’s day and on the birthday of Nun Eroteyida (Gazhu), the abbess of the convent. It is as if we have been in a big family, where everything is alive, natural and sincere! People even give each other handmade gifts. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESince the moment of the convent’s restoration, even when there was no money, after the Sunday service, all the comers from the neighboring villages were fed at first in a small refectory, later in the church of St. Xenia of Petersburg, and then in a large refectory, when it was finally built. This tradition is still alive. We have seen that with our own eyes and were really impressed”. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-O_YyzvGavKw\/WnlO7yddq2I\/AAAAAAAA2Ow\/sd77_57eWw0iyEBU6GCrstYPfsI6DVpRQCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"414\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-O_YyzvGavKw\/WnlO7yddq2I\/AAAAAAAA2Ow\/sd77_57eWw0iyEBU6GCrstYPfsI6DVpRQCEwYBhgL\/s640\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAbout miracles and responsibility\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt is not a secret that at our economically diffocult time, it is hard to work as an artist. The whole workshop was praying to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and after a short period of time and through the prayers of the saint, God brought the sisters of St. Nicholas Convent to us. They were looking for people, who could decorate their churches with stained-glass windows for long. Last spring was the first time when they came to our convent, and at that time, they got acquainted with the craftspeople of our workshop. Now we have an important commitment to do our work as good as possible. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EJanuary 27, 2018\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/catalog.obitel-minsk.com\/\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"144\" data-original-width=\"353\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GwHXPpY4Bpk\/WnlPjqXWsMI\/AAAAAAAA2PI\/HvvhnE40vbQxDDlWACUqoiYqLbOWmn__QCLcBGAs\/s200\/CATALOG%2B%2528%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%2529.png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3196458248772270429"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8069144293415979705\/posts\/default\/3196458248772270429"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/catalogueofstelisabethconvent.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/workshop-of-st-elisabeth-convent.html","title":"Workshop of St. Elisabeth Convent Creates Stained-Glass Windows for other Churches"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Catalog of Good Deeds"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11948185456674306630"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fj3nASN_rMw\/WnlO8Vl3chI\/AAAAAAAA2O8\/lfoADFjCZMo2AY6-xAC-8WW_ELd7SEu7gCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/nashi-mastera-sozdayut-vitrazhi4.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069144293415979705.post-5677962233440139723"},"published":{"$t":"2018-01-29T01:42:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-29T01:42:25.618-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ministry of St.Elisabeth Convent"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News from St.Elisabeth Convent"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"19 Children with Special Needs Baptized with the Help of the Clergy and Sisterhood of St. Elisabeth Convent"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TxnY5oJ92ZA\/Wm7iALnberI\/AAAAAAAA10g\/AciOpN34y5gZ30Mv-0h1cDECBNVBh_QPQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/devyatnadcat-podopechnyx-prinyali-svyatoe-kreschenie%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"405\" data-original-width=\"642\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TxnY5oJ92ZA\/Wm7iALnberI\/AAAAAAAA10g\/AciOpN34y5gZ30Mv-0h1cDECBNVBh_QPQCLcBGAs\/s640\/devyatnadcat-podopechnyx-prinyali-svyatoe-kreschenie%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe residents of the boarding home for children with special needs (organic damage of nervous system and mind) have been baptized recently. On January 13, Priest Rodion Alhovik performed the sacrament of Baptism and baptized 19 children of various age. This was made possible, in large measure, by the help of the brothers who live on the territory of the Men’s Rehabilitation Center of St. Elisabeth Convent. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe brothers, the sisters of mercy, the workers of the Boarding Home and the soldiers and officers of one of the Minsk military units became the spiritual fathers for the baptized children. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe inhabitants of the Boarding Home are orphaned children, children who have lost their parents and children who have special needs in their physical and mental development. Today the facility has a need in people who can help in looking after children. To solve this issue, the tutors of the Boarding Home have asked our brothers for help. On this moment, volunteers are sought on the page of the Men’s Rehabilitation Site in a social networking site. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EJanuary 19, 2018\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003ESt. Elisabeth Convent\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UvvwqKsNbkA\/WmhGdIT-N8I\/AAAAAAAA1kI\/mqkJfkqnYscBUE14LX9QBPeMofEptpkjACLcBGAs\/s1600\/004.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"721\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UvvwqKsNbkA\/WmhGdIT-N8I\/AAAAAAAA1kI\/mqkJfkqnYscBUE14LX9QBPeMofEptpkjACLcBGAs\/s640\/004.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V6Yna4ip7B0\/Wmh28ScU9rI\/AAAAAAAA1mU\/i0Q9k8mEXqc39DaWK36xKW3MV4A0YhqeQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screenshot_8.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"178\" data-original-width=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V6Yna4ip7B0\/Wmh28ScU9rI\/AAAAAAAA1mU\/i0Q9k8mEXqc39DaWK36xKW3MV4A0YhqeQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Screenshot_8.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E“Theophany is a truly sacred feast day for all the brothers at the rehabilitation center. It is a Feast Day during which everyone at the rehabilitation center can showcase their true potential and abilities.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESergei, Head Brother at the Men’s Rehabilitation Center\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EIt is always a pleasure to continue the festal celebrations of Theophany at the Men’s Rehabilitation Center at our Convent. Sergei, the brother in charge at the rehabilitation center says that Theophany has a special meaning for all of the residents of the center because everyone takes part in the preparation process. According to brother Anatoli and brother Sergei the work which includes decorating, cutting out the cross in the ice, ice sculpting and much more are not easy tasks but are done with great joy. Brother Gennadi noted that this year there is much planned as part of the festivities and the activities will be diverse and interesting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;georgia\u0026quot; , serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;\"\u003EThe guests will be offered refreshments, there will be an open market, guided tours, horseback riding and bonfires. Brother Igor noted “Nowadays my approach to faith and to Theophany is entirely different, it is too bad that you begin to feel this way only at the end of your life.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q1nMZbMzeq4\/WmhGcOp7sAI\/AAAAAAAA1kE\/v5W4pGytB_YihhuemrBuchmXWSQn8e-2gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/001.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"745\" data-original-width=\"1140\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q1nMZbMzeq4\/WmhGcOp7sAI\/AAAAAAAA1kE\/v5W4pGytB_YihhuemrBuchmXWSQn8e-2gCLcBGAs\/s640\/001.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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