A photo exhibition about the Church’s help to those in need was opened in Yekaterinburgtranslated

In the city of Yekaterinburg, as part of the XVII Interregional Conference on Church Social Ministry, a photo exhibition “The Church Helps” was opened, introducing the striking social projects of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The exposition is a joint project of the Synodal Department for Charity, the Kommersant Publishing House and the Orthodox Charity Service of Yekaterinburg, reports the press service of the Synodal Department.

Photo courtesy of the press service of the Synodal Department for Charity

The stands installed next to the Church on the Blood contain photographs depicting the service of sisters of mercy and church volunteers.

“Someone will come up and think that there is another life besides his problems, that one must live not only for oneself, that there is an opportunity to be caring, there is an opportunity to spend one’s strength, time, and money to help another,” noted Archpriest Mikhail Potokin, chairman of the Synodal Department for Charity, at the opening.

Father Mikhail thanked the editor-in-chief of the Kommersant newspaper Mikhail Lukin for his assistance in organizing the photo exhibition.

Photo courtesy of the press service of the Synodal Department for Charity

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