The team of the project "Pearl Necklace of Holy Russia" took part in the events devoted to the 78th anniversary of the great Patriotic war

June 22, 2019, the Day of memory and grief, the team of project "Pearl Necklace of Holy Russia" took part in the events devoted to the 78th anniversary of the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945, honouring the memory of those to whom we owe life, peace and freedom.

In the Annunciation Church on Cathedral hill for prayer gathered head, students and curators of the project "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia", member of the youth Association "Orthodox volunteers of the Smolensk region", students of theological schools of the Smolensk diocese, parishioners, Smolyan and pilgrims. At 0:00 am divine Liturgy began, headed by Metropolitan of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh, Isidore.

Then the action participants with lighted candles held from the Annunciation Church to the memorial banner, which were lined with Orthodox cross and proclaiming "Eternal memory..." the lost years of the great Patriotic war.

After the service His Eminence, representatives of the clergy and citizens went to the Square of memory of Heroes, where at 4:00 at the Eternal flame took part in the solemn meeting and the all-Russian memorial action "Candle of memory".

The event was attended by the leadership of the city of Smolensk, State Duma Deputy of the VII convocation Olga Okunev, the Chairman of the Smolensk city Council Yury Cynkin, officers and servicemen, representatives of veteran and public organizations of Smolensk Cossacks, pupils and students, Smolensk and guests of the city.

The international project on the development of youth tourism "Pearl necklace of Holy Russia" is being implemented with the support of the competition of Presidential grants.