Musical holiday “Under the Protection of the Virgin Mary”translated

On October 18, a festive concert program “Under the Intercession of the Virgin Mary” took place, organized by the parish of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Polotsk. The event took place in the assembly hall of the dormitory of the Polotsk Forestry College, located near the church.

The concert program dedicated to the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother’s Day featured performances from the children’s Sunday group of the parish, the church choir and church readers, teachers and students of the Novopolotsk State Polytechnic College, students of the Novopolotsk State Music College and the Social Pedagogical Center of the Polotsk Region.

The festive musical event was opened by the cleric of the Holy Protection Church, Priest Georgy Vaiskovich, who addressed those present with an educational word about the holiday and about maternal love and care.

The program participants delighted the guests with musical and poetic performances, a theatrical skit about family traditions and the help of the Queen of Heaven. The history of the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos was told to those present by the pupils of the children's social shelter. The parish reader Ekaterina Masharskaya presented several beautiful poetic works:...