On Friday 31 May 2024, the anniversary of the end of the Anglo-Boer War, commemorative events were held in the chapel in the name of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir, erected on the territory of the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in memory of the Russians who died in this armed conflict.
The event was initiated by Freddy Peters, Chairman of the Afrikaans Cultural Council for the Klipriver area. On this day, Afrikaners who still remember the support of Russian volunteers, doctors and sisters of mercy during the difficult years of war, expressed their wish to honour their memory by laying wreaths in a Russian church.
Archpriest Daniel Lugovoi, rector of the parish of St Sergius of Radonezh, celebrated a requiem liturgy for the dead and proclaimed "Eternal Memory" to all Orthodox soldiers who laid down their lives in South Africa.
Then parishioners and guests of the parish laid flowers at the memorial plaque with the names of the fallen Russian volunteers.
The fellowship continued in the Parish Centre where refreshments were offered to all gathered.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Ilya Igorevich Rogachev took part in the event.