Lida Church of All Saints received pilgrims from the city of Vysokoye, Brest regiontranslated

On October 30, Archpriest Vladimir Yaromich and the sisters of the Vasilyevsky Brotherhood met pilgrims from the city of Vysokoye, Brest Region.

Friendship and exchange of experience between parishes began in 2013, when teachers and Sunday school students, together with Father Vladimir, took part in the celebration of the anniversary of the city of Vysokoye. Since then, Lida residents have made an annual pilgrimage to the holy places of the Brest region, including visiting the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

The sisters and brothers shared with the rector of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Archpriest Anatoly Medvedyuk, the joy of congregational prayer at the Divine Liturgy.

The elder sister of the brotherhood, Nadezhda Pavlovskaya, told the story of the formation of the parish, the construction of parish churches and the appearance of the majestic and very beautiful monument to the great martyr and healer Panteleimon. She also introduced the guests to the activities and traditions of the community.

The guests learned that the site for construction had been allocated back in 1990. The lower crypt church was consecrated in 1998 in the name of the great martyr and healer Panteleimon. The upper church in honor of All Saints was completed and consecrated in 2006.

In the Church of All Saints, pilgrims were able to prayerfully venerate the unique…