On November 14, 2024, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Veniamin visited the state institution «Nesvizh social boarding house "Berezka"» in the village of Osmolovo, Minsk region.
Metropolitan Veniamin visited the state institution «Nesvizh social boarding house "Berezka"» in the village of Osmolovo, Minsk region.
Metropolitan Veniamin held a prayer service, which was attended by Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus Natalya Pavlyuchenko, Chairman of the Nesvizh District Executive Committee Andrei Ratomsky, Deputy Chairman of the Nesvizh District Executive Committee for social sphere Alexander Baltenkov, director of the boarding house Viktor Lebedko, staff and residents of the institution.
Metropolitan Veniamin held a prayer service.
His Eminence was served by the dean of the Nesvizh church district, rector of the Ascension parish of Nesvizh Archpriest Alexander Danchenko and rector of the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God «Healer» at the Central Regional Hospital of Slutsk Archpriest Alexander Shklyarevsky.
His Eminence was served by the rector of the church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God «Healer» at the Central Regional Hospital of Slutsk.
Also at the service prayed: the secretary of the Slutsk diocesan office Archimandrite Sergius (Brich); rector of the parish of the Church of the Holy Trinity in the agro-town Soltovshchina Nesvizh district Archpriest Oleg Abramovich; chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service Priest Roman Artemov, clergyman of the St. Dukhov Cathedral in Minsk; Priest Alexander Melnikov, rector of the Holy Cross parish in the village of Bolshaya Lysitsa, Nesvizh district. Priest Alexander Melnikov.
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At the end of the prayer service, Vladyka Veniamin addressed the administration, employees and residents of the institution with an archpastoral word and donated an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to the social boarding house.
At the end of the prayer service, Vladyka Veniamin addressed the administration, employees and residents of the institution with an archpastoral word and donated an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to the social boarding house.
The bishop then presented awards to the volunteers who had worked hard.
Afterwards, Natalia Pavlyuchenko addressed the Patriarchal Exarch with a welcoming speech and thanked him for the attention paid to social institutions. Andrei Ratomsky also addressed the audience.
Director of the boarding house Victor Lebedko thanked the guests for the visit and presented His Eminence with a painting embroidered by the residents of the boarding house.
At the end of the official part there was a concert, after which the bishop visited the residential building of the boarding house and familiarized himself with the life of the residents.
In memory of the archpastoral visit all were given icons of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
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