Young craftsmen made bookmarks for the benefit of their native Oshmyany Resurrection Churchtranslated

On the days of the post-feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, the sisters of the Oshmyany Varvara Sisterhood decided to involve the younger generation of Christians in good deeds. It was It was decided to make beautiful bookmarks for books, and transfer the proceeds from their sale to a common basket for repairs and beautification of the church, so that a part of each child’s work would serve a common good cause.

To make the bookmarks truly magical, it was suggested to prepare dried flowers (small herbs and leaves, petals of garden and wildflowers). The guys collected the plants and dried them.  The bookmarks were decorated in two stages, and each one turned out special in its own way.

On Saturday, the sisters of the sisterhood worked for the benefit of the church with the children of the Oshmyany children's social shelter, where three wards now live. The manufacturing process was in progress diligently and slowly. The youngest one tried the most - a boy, who found small work for the benefit of the church especially exciting.

During creativity, the sisters talked with the children about the Mother of God: Her intercession, immaculate and pure beauty, the gentle perfection of the soul. The testimonies of self-witnesses were voiced, including St. Dionysius the Areopagite, the famous Athenian scientist converted to...