August 6, 2018 St. John the Russian Fund Organised Pilgrimages for People with Special Needs Recently, volunteers of the Fund in honour of St. John the Russian have organised two pilgrimages for children and adults who live in boarding…
July 2, 2018 Make the World a Better Place: A New Workshop for People with Disabilities One of the newest projects in St. Elisabeth Convent is a unique workshop called “Dobrodel” (one that does good deeds) especially designed for…
June 28, 2018 Over 200 Adults with Special Needs Participate in a Feast Day Organized by the Brothers and Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent The holiday celebration in the residence for adults with special needs began with a service. At the Liturgy, which was served in the assembly…
May 28, 2018 Fr. Andrew Sommer and the Members of the Prince Vladimir Youth Association Visited St. Elisabeth Convent On May 21, members of the Prince Vladimir Youth Association from the United States, under the direction of the Father Andrew Sommer, were able…
May 23, 2018 Children, Parents and Teachers of the “Iсhvis” School Gave a Concert Devoted to Victory Day “I want that there won’t be another…” was the slogan of the concert that took place on the eve of the Victory Day (i.e….
May 23, 2018 The Sunday School of St. Elisabeth Convent Organizes a Trip to Polotsk for the Residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home The residents of the Psycho-Neurological Boarding Home No. 3 have prayed near the relics of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk. A pilgrimage to Polotsk…
April 25, 2018 Reclamation and Redemption at the Men’s Farmstead of St. Elisabeth Convent Although I spent two years in seminary—and thus, in church services with a lot of men—I wasn’t prepared for the demographics inside the church…
March 26, 2018 3 Answers from Father Andrew: Is Great Lent Really to Blame for All Our Misfortunes? Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth Convent, answers various questions of the parishioners. -Have you ever met people whose repentance was…
March 15, 2018 “Church Music Opens Up Gradually”: an Interview with Eugene Prokofiev, the Precentor of the Brothers’ Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent We met with Eugene Prokofiev, the young precentor of the Brothers’ Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent before their performance at the Lenten Concerts. Eugene…
February 28, 2018 Joy and Growth Under the Snow at the Women’s Farmstead In the pre-dawn darkness of mid-February, our car from Saint Elisabeth Convent slid over the snow through the gate of the Women’s Farmstead, and…