On July 21, 2024, in the Week of the 4th Pentecost, the Feast of the Apparition of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God in the City of Kazan, the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg (South Africa) was celebrated by the rector of the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in Bloemfontein, Priest John Rossouw.
The Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg (South Africa).
The special feature of the day was that, for the first time in Johannesburg, an Orthodox service was conducted in Afrikaans.
The Liturgy was sung by the choir of the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle, which sang church hymns in Afrikaans and Church Slavonic, which helped those present to best understand the texts of the prayers. On this day in the church prayed both parishioners of both parishes, as well as those who have just begun to take an interest in the Orthodox faith.
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Afterward, the participants in this special service continued their fellowship over a shared meal.
As reported the website of the St. Sergius Church in Johannesburg, this joyful event served to strengthen brotherly relations between the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in South Africa.
According to the website of the St. Sergius Church in Johannesburg, this joyful event served to strengthen brotherly relations between the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in South Africa.
EOCS Communication Service/Patriarchy.ru
