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Charitable Christmas actions

diaconia.ru — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0300

The social sub-division of the Department for Church Charity and Social Service held some charitable actions by Christmas season for handicapped children, orphans and children from poor families. The tickets to charitable new year and Christmas performances in the Kremlin Palace and sport complex �Olimpiyskiy� (300 tickets) were given to the Pushkino blagochinie of the Moscow diocese, the Protection of the Virgin Lady scete (hermitage) of the Holy Trinity-St.Sergius Lavra, the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin church in the Petrov Park (Moscow), the Voronezh diocese, the Central St. Alexy Metropolitan of Moscow Hospital, the public charitable fund �Strana Detstva�. The tickets were given as a gift by the fund �Sportclub �MMMM� and the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Press-release: In the frame work of the XVIII International Christmas Readings

diaconia.ru — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0300

In the framework of the XVIII International Christmas Readings with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on January 27, 2010, chaired by Metropolitan Sergey of Voronezh and Borisoglebsk, Chairman of the Department for Church Charity and Social Service, a conference �The Church and the state in solving medical social problems of maternity and childhood� will be held, and on January 28, 2010, a round table �Perspectives of the activity of the Society of Orthodox doctors in the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church� will take place.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Christmas Charitable event in Voronezh

diaconia.ru — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0300

Metropolitan Sergey of Voronezh and Borisoglebsk took part in the Christmas charitable party held in the Youth Palace in Voronezh.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Interview of some participants of the II All-Russian Congress of Orthodox Doctors

diaconia.ru — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0300

Two months have passed since the II All-Russian Congress of Orthodox Doctors was held in Voronezh.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Social centre in the Stavropol diocese

diaconia.ru — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0300

A regular session of the clergy of the Nevinnomyssk deanery was held in the Centre of Charity and Social Service �Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov� in the town of Nevinnomyssk.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Orthodox brotherhood of soberness of St. John of Kronstadt is set up in the Volyn diocese

diaconia.ru — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0400

With the blessing of Metropolitan Niphont of Lutsk and Volyn an Orthodox brotherhood of soberness of St. John of Kronstadt is set up in Lutsk.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Nunnery of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk is set up in the Bobruysk diocese

diaconia.ru — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0400

In the Bobruysk diocese a new nunnery of St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk is set up.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Regular session of the Orthodox Doctors� Society of Kolomna was held

diaconia.ru — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0400

On September 26, 2009, a regular session of the Orthodox Doctors� Society of Kolomna was held. It took place in the territory of the St. Trinity Novo-Golutvino convent in the town of Kolomna.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

The spouse of the USA President visited the Saint Dimitry sisterhood of charity in Moscow

diaconia.ru — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0400

Michelle Obama, the spouse of the USA President, visited the sisters of charity college of Saint Dimitry in Moscow.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

The church of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ near Serpukhovskie vorota in Moscow is to be one of the main centres of observance of the Day of a family

diaconia.ru — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0400

The church of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ near Serpukhovskie vorota in Moscow is to be one of the main centres of� observance of the Day of a family, charity and faithfulness dedicated to the memory of the most Orthodox Prince Peter and Princess Fevronia of Murom on June 8, 2009.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Clergy of the Zaporozhye diocese gave their blood for children

diaconia.ru — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0400

The clergy of the Zaporozhye diocese together with Bishop Iosiph of Zaporozhye and Melitopol took part in an all-Ukrainian action �Give your blood and safe a child�s life� and gave their blood at the Zaporozhye regional station of blood transfusion.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Day of Soberness will be marked in the Sverdlovsk region

diaconia.ru — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0400

� In Sredniy Ural in September the Day of Soberness will be marked for the second time in the region, as �Noviy Region� informs. The day before vice-chairman of the regional government for social policy Vladimir Vlasov held a session of the organization committee on preparation of the event.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Liturgy for deaf and dull hearing people in Kemerovo

diaconia.ru — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0400

Ten people took part in the Divine Liturgy for deaf-mute and dull-hearing people. The Liturgy was celebrated on May 31 in the church of the icon of the Mother of God �The Healer of Sorrows� in the South region of the city of Kemerovo.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate carried on a charitable action for children

diaconia.ru — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0400

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate carried on a charitable action for children-orphans, handicapped children and children from poor families.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

The Social Service Centre is now four years old

diaconia.ru — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0400

Today the social service centre �The All-Tsarina� at the church of the Ascension of Our Lord� in the town of Pavlovo is four years old. It was open and consecrated by Archbishop Georgiy on April 9, 2005.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Orthodox doctors made free medical examinations of children in Ershov

diaconia.ru — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0300

On March 21 medical workers from the Society of Orthodox doctors of the Saratov
diocese visited� the town of Ershov on the invitation of the dean of the East okrug priest Dimitry Muraviev.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Catholic Bishops in USA criticize embryonic stem cell research

diaconia.ru — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0300

Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops� Committee on Pro-Life Activities, subjected to a sharp criticism U.S. President� Obama who cancelled� veto on funding embryonic stem cell research from the federal budget.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Exhibition against abortions �Save those taken to death� in Vladivostok

diaconia.ru — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0300

On March 10 an exhibition �Save those taken to death� was open in the capital of Primorye Territory. The exhibition was organized in defence of lives of non-born infants and took place in the main administrative building of the Vladivostok State Medical University.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Boarding house for elderly people and invalids was consecrated in Grodno

diaconia.ru — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:00:00 +0300

On February 26 on the eve of the Great fast members of the Boris and Gleb brotherhood� headed by Dean of the Kolozh church in the city of Grodno priest Vladimir Borisevich visited the Grodno boarding house for elderly people and invalids in the village of Pushkari.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Charitable concert is dedicated to the memory of the late Patriarch Alexy II

diaconia.ru — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:00:00 +0300

On February 23, the day of the 80-th anniversary of the ever memorable His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia, a charitable concert �Music. Faith. Mercy�

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Inter-regional conference of societies of Orthodox doctors

diaconia.ru — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:00:00 +0300

With the blessing of ever memorable His Holiness Alexy and His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on February 15-17 in Moscow the XVII International Christmas educational readings on �Science, education, culture: religious-moral basis and ways of development� will be held.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Conference: �Medical-social problems of childhood. Participation of the Church in solving them�

diaconia.ru — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:00:00 +0300

On February 16 in the framework of Christmas readings a conference �Medical-social problems of childhood. Participation of the Church in solving them� will be held.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Orthodox doctors of the city of Saratov made medical examinations of hundreds of children in a rural area

diaconia.ru — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:21:53 +0300

16 specialists of the Society of Orthodox Doctors visited the town of Petrovsk in the Saratov region (the number of population is 33 thousands).

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

Session of the Church-Public Council for Biomedical Ethics

diaconia.ru — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:00:00 +0300

On November 13, 2008, a regular session of the Church-Public Council for Biomedical Ethics at the Moscow Patriarchate took place.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate

The Russian Orthodox Church will continue to render humanitarian aid to the South Ossetia Republic

diaconia.ru — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0400

Taking into account the funds transferred to the special account of the OOO �VNESHPROMBANK�, opened with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia, The Russian Orthodox Church will continue to render humanitarian assistance to the Republic of South Ossetia.

The Department for Church Charity and Social Service of the Moscow Patriarchate