Sunday School Pilgrimage to the Root Hermitage

On Sunday, After a prayer service on the occasion of the end of the school year, presentation of certificates and a gala concert, Graduates, The clergy of our church, teachers and parents of graduates made a pilgrimage trip to the Kursk Root Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Deserts.

Выпускников благословил наместник монастыря игумен Серафим (Kotelnikov). Everyone prayed at the image of the Mother of God of the Kursk-Root in the cathedral church of the monastery, saw the holy spring in the place of their origin in the temple of the icon of the Mother of God “Life-giving spring”. One and all, with priests, sang the troparion to the Intercessor of the Kursk region and, of course, drank especially delicious water from the holy spring.

Then, On a picturesque glade, Everyone played outdoor games together, Talked, recalled interesting moments from the life of the Sunday school and, Of course, feasted on delicious treats, which are carefully prepared for all parents. Everyone unanimously agreed, that such interesting trips for the spiritual benefit of both children and adults. After all, Sunday school – This is one big Orthodox family.

Source: Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov and the Cathedral of Kursk Saints