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In the Loyev deanery, a series of meetings with pupils of children's health camps has endedtranslated

August 20, 2026 · 1 min read

During the summer holidays, the clergy and clergy of the church parish met with children who attended children's health camps on the basis of secondary schools in the town of Loyev and the Loyevsky district.

The series of meetings was opened by Priest Mikhail Ivanov, rector of the parish of the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Peredelka, Loyevsky district, who in June met with the wards of the State Educational Institution “Loyevsky District Social-Pedagogical Center”. The priest, according to tradition, brought gifts to the children, and also talked with the children in the format of a conversation on the topics of good and evil, love and mutual assistance, friendship and mercy.

Also in June, participants in the “Friendship” camp of the State Educational Institution “Loyev Secondary School named after. A.V. Kozlov" visited the Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in the town of Loev on a cultural excursion. The rector of the parish, Priest Dimitry Chvarkov, gave the children an introductory tour, spoke about the structure of the Church, the icons and the events that are depicted on them. The conversation about the saints whose names were given to them in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism aroused great interest among the children.

Pupils of the Children's Educational Institution "Belarus" of the State Educational Institution "Loyev District Gymnasium" as part of the June shift met within the walls of the Holy Trinity Church with a specialist in parish...

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Petru Constantinescu
It's good that they also took the children to the church in Loev, not just to talk in the camp. I liked that they showed them the icons and explained what happened to the saints whose names they bear. Such a meeting remains in the mind longer than an ordinary lesson.
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