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Ichthys Christian Orthodox School

Ichthys Christian Orthodox School of St Elisabeth Convent offers all the subjects required by the national school curriculum. Most importantly, the teachers emphasise the development of a Christian worldview and understanding.

Meeting with God. Nun Mitrodora (Sasina)

Meeting with God is always very personal, mysterious, unperceivable. Sisters of our Convent share their stories of when and how they heard the Lord and responded to His call. The first story about the way to God shared with us Nun Mitrodora.

Convent stories: How to overcome sloth

There was a time in my life when I desponded a lot. It was so difficult for me to tolerate someone or something... Reflections on the sloth by nun Mstislava (Gorodnichuk).

Spiritual pearls. Struggling for the word

We should struggle for every word we hear during the church service. We might face here the following problem: being quite familiar with the service itself, we struggle for this word of God, we hear it during the service but it does not penetrate…

The summer of change (Part 2)

The wife of Fr. Sergius Nezhbort shares a moving and exciting story of her family’s decision to adopt two little boys from an orphanage and of overcoming the difficulties in building a loving relationship with them.

The summer of change: Making up our minds (Part 1)

In the first part of her account, Matushka Larisa, the wife of one of our clergy - Fr. Sergius Nezhbort, discusses how the decision to adopt was made.

Feast of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker celebrated at the Convent

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker is a deeply revered saint at the Convent, and its history provides multiple examples of his intercession Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was lived in Asia Minor in the late third and early fourth centuries, but…

Saint Elisabeth Convent reopens after quarantine

After nearly three weeks of closure, the Convent of Saint Elisabeth opened its doors on 20 May to visitors and parishioners.

Creating better learning environment at the Convent’s School

Beyond passing on to the student a certain body of knowledge, the school sees as its aim to cultivate valuable personal skills and Christian virtues, such as friendship, compassion, love and mercy. The nursery and secondary school Ichthys based…

Herbal tea workshop helps disadvantaged women

The herbal tea workshop is a preferred choice among women at more advanced stages in their journey towards rebuilding their lives.

Expanded cheese making workshop will bring new job opportunities

If successful, the project will enable more residents of the farmsteads to improve their job skills by engaging in an occupation requiring technical skill and responsibility.

Two monastics are back from hospitals, half have recovered from Covid

We are happy to bring you the good news that as of today, half of our monastic sisters who became infected with COVID have fully recovered. Thirty sisters are still ill, most are having mild symptoms or are asymptomatic.

THE MEMORY REMAINS…

Many years have passed since Belarus was freed from fascism. But we hold close the memory of those who did not live to see the Victory. In our fast-paced world everything changes, but the truth. It is therefore important that the memory remains.

Father Vasily and two monastic sisters have recovered from COVID-19

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! It gives us great joy to share with you the good news: two of our monastic sisters who were the first to be diagnosed with COVID-19 have fully recovered.

Seek your inner freedom and beauty in Christ

Smaller worries and passions are something to be left behind; instead, we should live for the real and most important thing.

In praise of silence

All too often, we are too afraid of silence and will rush to fill it up. But the moments of silence are truly precious.

St Nicholas Church

A church in honour of St Nicholas has an icon with a particle of his relics which is one of the most precious objects in Convent.