“Honor your father and mother, that you may be blessed on earth and live long.”translated

On October 18, festive events dedicated to Father’s Day were held in the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist (Lesnoy Gorodok).

The program included a culinary master class, a concert and a mini-play prepared by Sunday School teachers together with parents and children for our dear dads. According to tradition, the event began with prayer.

All the numbers of the students' festive concert were filled with warmth, love and gratitude to their fathers and grandfathers!

After the concert, dads and their children had a sports competition. 6 teams took part in the competition. The team "Soldiers" took first place.

On this day, many words of gratitude and sincere wishes were said to the fathers.

Father's Day began to be celebrated in Russia relatively recently and this year celebrates its fifth anniversary, but in this short time it has found a warm response in our hearts. This very special and meaningful day reminds us of the important role dads play in our lives.

The important task of a father is to be a spiritual core for his children, a living example of faith, honor, hard work and love.

All fathers, according to the words of the Apostle Paul, bring them up “in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4), so that your family may be small...