Cross procession in honour of St. John of Shanghai in Svyatogorsk

With the blessing of Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, there will be a cross procession in honour of St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco, celebrated by the Church on July 2, reports the site of the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Lavra.

On July 1 the cross procession will begin at the church school in the village of Nikolskoe, heading to the village of Adamovka to the skete of the Holy Dormition-Svyatogorsk Lavra named for St. John of Shanghai (on the photo).

All who honor St. John of Shanghai are welcome to participate in the cross procession!

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