Pictures by the Zains (Fr.Tomas, Claudia, Simone and George) and Bishop Mark (August 14-29, 2006)


Here are pictures from our trip to Russia from August 14-29, 2006.
We spend one week in St. Petersburg and one week in Moscow.
The highlight of the trip was our celebration of the Feast of the Dormition on August 28 (old calendar)
at the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin
with His Holiness, ALEXY II, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia.

Meeting at the Church Dept. of External Affairs	Meeting 2
Sergiev-Posad. St.Sergius Monastery	Thanks for lunch Nick!
St.Sergius Lavra (Monastery)	Fr.Zacchaeus, thanks for all of your help!
Another photo at the Lavra	Red Square
St.Daniel's Monastery - Moscow	St.Basil (Protection) the Blessed Cathedral
Simone and a monkey	George and a monkey
Christ the Saviour Cathedral	Christ the Saviour 2
Gardens at the Kremlin	One of the vendors on the Old Arbat
Liturgy with Bishop NIPHON	Simone in church
Our gift to Bishop NIPHON	The Lebanese Ambassador

Bishop NIPHON's Parish

You are welcome to place Your pictures of a St. Petersburg tour here.
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