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The Council of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem holds a meeting

The Council of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem holds a meeting
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3 December 2021 year 15:37

On December 3, 2021, the Council of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission (REM) held a meeting. It was chaired by the head of the mission, Archimandrite Alexander (Elisov). 

The meeting was attended by Hieromonk Dometian (Markarian), REM deputy head; Hegumen Nikon (Golovko), REM secretary; Hieromonk Afanasy (Bukin), REM treasurer; and Sister Ekaterina (Chernysheva), mother superior of the Gorneye Convent in Ein Kerem.

They discussed the preparations for the celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of the establishment of the mission, drafts of new liturgical texts, religious education programs compiled by sisters of the Gorneye Convent and petitions from sisters of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission on putting them on the staff of the missions and on their taking the veil in various monastic degrees. 

In conclusion, the meeting considered a survey of the work carried out by the REM legal service in 2021.

DECR Communication Service/Patriarchia.ru

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