Bishop Ignatius attended the meeting as part of the forum “Talk about important things: a happy family is a strong state”translated

On October 12, in the refectory of the Spaso-Euphrosinievsky Metropolitan Convent of Polotsk, a meeting took place between the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Natalya Ivanovna Kochanova and Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavsky, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, with young and large families, as well as finalists of the republican competition “Family of the Year - 2026."

The fourth meeting took place on the eve of the Great Feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother's Day. The event was timed to coincide with the Week of Parental Love and took place as part of the forum “Talk about important things: a happy family is a strong state.”

The honorary guests of the forum were: Bishop of Polotsk and Glubokoe Ignatius, Abbess Evdokia (Levshuk) of the Spaso-Euphrosinievsky Metropolitan Convent of Polotsk, Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Alexey Vladimirovich Guida, Chairman of the Polotsk Regional Executive Committee Vasily Nikolaevich Shilov.

The meeting was attended by 35 families - from each region and the city of Minsk, who are an example in their areas, as well as active participants in public life. An event dedicated to strengthening the social status of the family and…