The head of the Missionary Department of the Pyatigorsk Diocese, Priest Vitaly Gritsenko, organized educational work with residents and guests of the district.
Informational banners about the history and spiritual significance of the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos were placed on the territory of the churches of the Essentuki Church district.
After the Divine Liturgy in the church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the clergy talked with the townspeople outside the temple enclosure. The participants of the talks were given booklets about the history and spiritual meaning of the holiday and invited to the festive divine services.
In the village of Yessentukskaya, the cleric of the church, Priest Dimitri Garmashev, together with members of the evangelical readings group, conducted missionary conversations with local residents. They talked about the spiritual significance of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the place of the feast in the church tradition.
The missionary actions helped the residents of the district to learn more about the history and meaning of the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and to get acquainted with the Orthodox tradition.