07/08/26 Family parade in the city of Ivanovotranslated

On July 8, on the feast of the holy faithful Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom, celebrated as the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, festive celebrations were held on Victory Square, near the church in honor of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, which is the main missionary church of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk diocese, which are part of the All-Russian Family Parade.

There was an exhibition dedicated to pre-revolutionary large families of clergy and laity. For example, Nikolai Terentyevich Shchapov, who was the headman of the current Assumption Cathedral for 25 years, had 15 children, whom his wife Sofia gave birth to. The Shchapovs lived their married life together for 53 years. The conversation based on the materials of the exhibition was conducted by the chairman of the Missionary Department of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk Diocese, Priest John Lvov.

Priest John Lvov led the festive prayer service, at which he was co-served by the diocesan missionary, head of the department for relations of the Church with society and the media of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk diocese, Hieromonk Macarius (Markish), and the assistant to the dean of the Ivanovo region for missionary service, Deacon Alexander Lityaev. During the prayer service, a translation of its text into…