A prayer service was held for students of the Grachevka school in the Church of St. Nicholas of Japantranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 4, the rector of the Church of St. Nicholas of Japan, Priest Alexander Badanin, held a prayer service before the start of the school year for students of the secondary school in the village. Grachevka. After the prayer service, a conversation took place in which they talked about the life of St. Nicholas of Japan, this year he turned 190 years old... Continue reading →

Entry In the Church of St. Nicholas of Japan, a prayer service was held for students of the Grachevka school for the first time. The Kaliningrad diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church appeared.

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Lenka Nováková

Good that they talked to the children about the life of Saint Nicholas of Japan, especially since it is the 190th anniversary. My granddaughter is in the fifth grade, and meetings like this always stick in her head more than a regular class. May it bless them for the whole school year.

Ivana Kováčová

I agree, such discussions really go deeper than a regular lesson. My daughter was in a similar meeting last year and even now she remembers how Saint Nicholas started in Japan almost alone. Let it last them all year.

Eva Balážová

I agree, the personal stories of St. Nicholas really capture the children. My sister teaches at an elementary school and she said that after a similar talk, her students were still drawing Japanese churches and asking about the sea for a week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that their memory lasts as long as possible.

Dominika Horváthová

You're right, the personal stories will really interest the children more than a dry lecture. My neighbor from Prešov told me that her son collected everything about Japan from books for a month after a similar meeting. I wonder if your daughter also remembered the moment when Saint Nicholas had to teach himself Japanese?

Ján Novák

Súhlasím, tie besedy o svätom Mikulášovi naozaj deti viac chytia. Moja dcéra v tretej triede si z podobného stretnutia pamätá hlavne, ako sa učil japonsky z obrázkov. Let it also help them in learning.

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