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The parish "Buna Vestire" in Munich organized the third edition of the Festival of Joytranslated

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

The parish "Buna Vestire" in Munich organized the third edition of the Festival of Joy. The event brought together members of the Romanian community in the capital of Bavaria on Sunday in a day dedicated to prayer, education and Romanian traditions.

The event began with the Holy Liturgy, officiated by Father Alexandru Nan, archpope of Southern Bavaria and parish priest of the community.

The special guest of the day was Father Bogdan Bucur, teaching staff at the Institute of Orthodox Theology "Saint Vladimir" in New York, who emphasized the responsibility of believers to support each other in the life of the Church.

"Saint Paul, who understands the Church as the Body of Christ made up of many members, writes with great clarity and very concretely: Receive one another, accept one another, bear with one another and bear with one another! But we, who are strong, must bear the weaknesses of those who are not strong".

The priest reminded that no one is permanently strong or weak in faith, which is why every Christian is called to be a support for his neighbor: "Who today is strong in faith may be weak himself tomorrow and...

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Константин Смирнов

Father Bogdan Bucur put the point well: "Welcome one another". In our parish, we saw exactly this when a family went through a serious illness and the parishioners came together with food and concrete help, not just with words. Thanks for the festival, sounds like a good and soulful day.

Илья Павлов

Father Bogdan Bucur quoted exactly the words of Saint Paul that always stick in my head - "treat one another". At our house, when our daughter had a difficult few weeks with the disease, some ladies from the choir brought us soup and hot pie, just as he said. Thanks for the festival, sounds like a really rewarding day.

Тимофей Новиков

I agree, Konstantin, it was like this in our community too - when a neighbor’s father in the dorm got sick, the guys from the football game collected and delivered the food, without loud words. At what point did you feel that this was not just help, but exactly what Paul was writing about?

Любовь Андреева

Thank you, Konstantin, it’s good that you noticed this about food and help in action, and not just in words. This also happened a couple of times in our Sunday school - grandmothers knitted warm socks for one family, where the mother was in the hospital. Tell me, how many people gathered with food at your place then?

Тимофей Тарасов

Yes, these words “accept each other” really work. In Nizhny, when a neighbor’s wife fell ill after an operation, our people from the parish also took turns carrying food and groceries - nothing special, just business. How is your daughter now, is she feeling better?