The talks will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings, following Vespers at 6 p.m.
But whom say ye that I am? (St. Matthew 16:15)
"Who is Jesus?' is the most crucial question ever posed. Because Jesus is the most fascinating person who ever lived, many people want to claim Him by inventing new christs that fit their own opinions. These talks will present the historic teaching of Christians based on the Bible, the Creed, and the Councils and fathers of the Church.
For more information call 601 924-2441.
...that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. -- St. John 20:13
Main icon of Christ in Holy Resurrection Church by Fr. Andrew Tregubov
Sister Natalia and Sister Olga at Holy Resurrection, July 30, 2008
Correction: They are not nuns, but Sisters of Mercy, something we don't have in Orthodoxy in America. There are 100 of them in Minsk. They work at other jobs and give their time to assist the 70 nuns in their hospital ministry. They are not under vows; eventually some may become nuns or marry.
The sisters are wonderful young women and were much appreciated by a good crowd who came to hear them.
Nuns from Belarus to Speak Here
Sister Olga and Sister Natalia, two nuns from the Orthodox Monastery of St. Elizabeth in Minsk, Belarus, will speak at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, on Wednesday, July 30, at 7 p.m.
The monastery is situated on the premises of a state-supported psychiatric hospital that treats about 12,000 patients a year. The sisters offer spiritual help to the mentally disabled adults and children, alcoholics, drug addicts and other disadvantaged people. The monastery has also acquired a parcel of land where about 60 people -- previously homeless, alcoholics, drug addicts, or prisoners -- live and work. The sisters try to help them start a new life. Work has begun on the organization of an orphanage.On the premises of the monastery are a variety of workshops producing religious items such as hand-painted and printed icons, ceramics, embroidery, beeswax candles, vestments, woodwork, and CDs.
The sisters will speak and show a film about their life and service and accept donations for their charitable work and for the further construction of the monastery. The public is invited to the Vespers service at 6 p.m. in the Church and the sisters’ talk in the Parish Hall at 7 p.m.
For more information call 601 924-2441.
Icon painted at St. Elizabeth's of Soviet-era martyr Pavlin, Bishop of Mogilev (1879-1937)
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