Children's holiday dedicated to the day of remembrance of St. John of Shanghai in Nikulinotranslated

On July 2, the day began with prayer and children's Liturgy - a divine service in which children take an active part. The entire service was sung by a children's choir under the direction of Lyubov Demidova, young parishioners helped at the altar, participated in the liturgical processions, served drinks and looked after the candlesticks.

At the liturgy, the clergy of our church were concelebrated by the confessor of the Elizabethan Sisterhood in Zvenigorod, Archpriest Alexander Antoshkin, and the confessor of the Znamensky Sisterhood in Krasnogorsk, Priest John Ostrovsky.

After a shared meal with authentic Shanghai noodles, guests were treated to a performance. The audience went on a journey to the cities and countries where St. John served: Shanghai, Tubabao Island, Paris and San Francisco. Each stop told about those amazing events and miracles through which the Lord showed His help to people through the prayers of the saint: the salvation of thousands of refugees, unexpected decisions in the most desperate circumstances and the constant care of the saint for his flock.

The story came to life thanks to the interactive format, and each episode was accompanied by bright creative performances - dances, songs and live music.

We thank the artists of our parish theater for the performance…