5th International Easter Assembly Held in Kyiv

07.05.2013, 18:17
On May 6, in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the opening ceremony of the of the fifth International Easter Assembly “Lord, Lord, by Your power” was held.

On May 6, in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the opening ceremony of the of the fifth International Easter Assembly “Lord, Lord, by Your power” was held.  

Before the ceremony, Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv served a prayer service and addressed the organizers and participants.

This year the organizers have prepared a more varied and ambitious program and expanded the participants’ geography. All activities are dedicated to the two outstanding dates – the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus and the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Tchaikovskyi Music Academy.

The event is held under the umbrella of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine with the assistance of the Embassies of Russia, Italy, Germany, Georgia, Switzerland, Norway, Moldova, Representative Office of the Russian-Ukrainian Cooperation in Ukraine, Italian Institute of Culture in Kyiv.

Leading choirs from Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Moldova, Georgia will participate in the Assembly.

The events are to end on May 18, reported UNIAN-religions