On 7-8 October 2023, celebrations were held at the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg on the occasion of the Throne Feast and the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the church.
On Sunday 9 October Archpriest Daniel Lugovoy celebrated the Divine Liturgy. At the end of the Divine Liturgy a procession took place. Parishioners with roundels and icons solemnly went round the church with singing. A message from Metropolitan Leonid of Klinsk Patriarchal Exarch of Africa was read out.
A festive concert was held in front of the parish centre, against a background of beautiful photographs from the ancient city of Suzdal. Students from the Embassy of the Russian Federation school and Sunday school performed. Poems and songs were performed. Schoolchildren prepared a beautiful performance in colourful Russian folk costumes with playing on wooden spoons.
A photo exhibition dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the temple's consecration was opened in the parish centre hall. The photos showed the main stages of the temple's construction and the modern life of the parish: solemn services, Sunday school life, creative concerts and charity events.
This was followed by a communal meal.
The celebrations were attended by: the Ambassador of the Russian Federation I.I. Rogachev, the Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus A.D. Sidoruk, numerous parishioners and guests of St Sergius parish.
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