THE DIOCESAL STAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS READINGS WAS HELD IN SLONYM - Novogrudok Diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (Belarusian Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate) Missionary Departmenttranslated

Novogrudok Diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (Belarusian Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate) Missionary Department On November 14, 2026, the diocesan stage of the XXXV International Christmas Readings “Christian teaching about man and the challenges of modern technologies” took place in Slonim. Priests and sisters of the Novogrudok diocese sisterhoods, teachers and representatives of the administration of educational institutions, representatives of district authorities and public organizations, heads of village councils, law enforcement officers, healthcare and cultural workers from the Novogrudok, Slonim, Dyatlovo and Korelichi districts took part in the Readings. The educational platform for the diocesan Readings was Gymnasium No. 1 named after. F.M. Sinichkina, Slonim. Guests were invited to view the photo exhibition “Metropolitan Filaret: the Gospel of Peace and Creation” (in memory of Metropolitan Filaret (Vakhromeev), the First Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Hero of Belarus) and “The Female Face of the Education System of the Slonim Region” (for the Year of the Belarusian Woman).

Excursions to the gymnasium museum of confessions “We were caught in a spadchyna” did not leave anyone indifferent, and a coffee break allowed us to informally get acquainted before…