January 7, 2025 in the Church of Martyrs Florus and Laurus on Zatsepa in Moscow held a Christmas dinner for the homeless. Moscow held a Christmas dinner for the homeless. More than 60 volunteers took part in the preparation of the event. More than 200 homeless people received hot dinners and food gifts during the holiday.
The Christmas dinner began with a general prayer and a welcoming speech by the interim chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service, Archpriest Mikhail Potokin.
«Such charity dinners are held at the Church of Florus and Laurus on Zatsep at Easter and Christmas for the fifth year, — Archpriest Mikhail Potokin said. — The festive dinners gather the destitute and needy, those who have nowhere to go and no one to share the joy of the holiday with».
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The dinner preparation begins on Christmas Eve, with the help of temple volunteers. «This Christmas we had homeless people from all the train stations and volunteers from all over Moscow and the Moscow region — there were so many people, — noted Anna Zakharova, the temple's charity projects coordinator. — The atmosphere was joyful, as if the closest relatives had come».
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The dishes that were prepared for the needy for dinner — chicken and potatoes, salads, rolls and sandwiches, tea, compote and pies. Also after the dinner the needy received food gifts — sausage, cheese, chocolate, stew, tangerines and Christmas cards.
The charity dinner — traditional temple event.
The charity dinner — a traditional event of the Church of Martyrs Florus and Laurus on Zatsep. It has been held since 2021 twice a year: on Easter and Christmas. A month before the dinner, the temple begins preparations — organizing charity fairs to raise funds and find volunteers.
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