September 11-13, 2024 at the stadium «Nizhny Novgorod» within the framework of the II All-Russian Sports Games of Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, held with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the II All-Russian Forum «Faith and Sport» took place.
The business program of the first day of the forum was represented by round tables «Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky — the image of Russian victory» and «Faith and Sport» sectional meetings «Spiritual and moral, patriotic education and sport», «Organization and holding of physical culture events by religious organizations» «Protection of traditional values in sports and counteraction to extremist activities» «Activities of sports organizations engaged in initial military training and patriotic education» and «Modern Russian Olympic movement and preservation of traditional values» panel discussions «Between spirituality and digitalization: Technological Challenges of Modern Sport» «Ensuring the interaction of state, public and religious organizations in the development of physical culture and sport» and «Orthodox Spirituality and Digital Sport».
Sectional session «Family St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky — school of love, piety and courage» was organized and held by the Synodal Department for Family, Motherhood and Childhood Protection of the Belarusian Exarchate. Chairman of the Synodal Department for Religious Education and Catechesis Metropolitan Evgeny of Ekaterinburg and Verkhotursk greeted the participants of the section. The section was timed to coincide with the Year of the Family, which is taking place in Russia, and showed that the marriage union of St. Prince Alexander and his wife Princess Alexandra Bryachislavna of Polotsk, also glorified in the countenance of saints in the Vladimir Eparchy, is not only a reflection of the historical unity of Russia and Belarus, but also a model of the Orthodox family.
On September 12, the day of commemoration of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, the plenary session of the forum on the theme «Faith and sport — the foundation of a healthy nation and sovereign Russia» took place. The event was attended by more than 450 people — representatives of state executive authorities in the sphere of sport, education, culture, national and youth policy, and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church. politicians, representatives of traditional confessions of the Russian Federation, public organizations. The welcome speech of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M.V. Mishustin to the participants of the forum was read by the State Secretary — Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation A.A. Nikitin.
The plenary session was addressed by Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation M.V. Degtyarev, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region G.S. Nikitin, Chairman of Patriarchal Commission on Physical Culture and Sports Metropolitan Mitrofan of Murmansk and Monchegorsk, State Secretary — Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation A.A. Nikitin, Metropolitan George of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, Deputy Head of the Secretariat of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D.N. Chernyshenko N.V. Parshikova, authorized representative of the Mufti of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District Mufti Munir Hazrat Beyusov, who announced greeting of the Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, representative of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Dovid Yakub, holder of the Order of Courage, participant of the program «Time of Heroes» senior officer of the department of combat alignment of formations and military units, Guards Captain R.S. Grishin, participant of the II All-Russian Sports Games of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in table tennis, 7th grade student of Alchevsk secondary specialized physical and mathematical school № 22 of the Lugansk People's Republic Miroslava Ivonina.
The forum was moderated by B.I. Kostenko, TV journalist, advisor of the Federal State Educational Institution «Center for Educational Initiatives of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation», master of sports of the USSR in modern pentathlon.
The forum was moderated by B.I. Kostenko.
The forum continued on September 13 with a lecture by Archpriest Alexander Novopashin, head of the missionary department of the Novosibirsk Eparchy, on the activities of extremist organizations under the guise of sports projects».
The forum continued on September 13 with a lecture by Archpriest Alexander Novopashin, head of the missionary department of the Novosibirsk Eparchy.
A total of more than 1,500 people took part in the three-day program of the forum — participants and guests of the II All-Russian Sports Games of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional confessions of the Russian Federation, representatives of federal, state and local authorities, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional confessions of the Russian Federation. regional government and local authorities, the sports and educational community of Russia, students and pupils.
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With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, the All-Russian Forum «Faith and Sport» has been held within the framework of the All-Russian Sports Games of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky since 2023. The first games and forum were held in Kemerovo. The current games and forum are held in the city of Kemerovo. Kemerovo. The current Games and Forum are held in Nizhny Novgorod in the framework of the Union State of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. The third Games and Forum will be held in September 2025 in St. Petersburg in an international format.
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