The church will hold a fundraiser for children's hospice in Moscow

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The church will hold a fundraiser for children's hospice in Moscow

25/09/201101: 09

MOSCOW, September 25 - RIA Novosti, Olga Lipich. The Russian Orthodox Church will hold a charity festival on Sunday, "White Flower Day" at the Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy in Moscow, in which will raise funds for children's hospice, which opened in October at the monastery, RIA Novosti reported in the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service.

"The idea of ​​holding in Russia," White Flower Day "belongs to the royal family, and this year's celebration marks exactly 100 years. The meaning of the holiday is that all concerned people are making donations to the most disadvantaged, and in return receive a symbol of the holiday - white flower" - explained the director of charitable programs of the Orthodox service, "Mercy" Tatiana Romanova.

Celebration of the "White Flower" begins with Divine Liturgy at the Protection Church Martha and Mary Convent at 9.00 GMT. Next: Games for children, performances of the quartet of soloists of the Bolshoi Theater, the youth choir of Christ the Savior, Moscow choirs of churches, monasteries and tour of the rooms of its founder - Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna (Romanova), an exhibition of old photographs and a charitable gift fair.

According to the Synodal Department for Social Service, now operating in Russia for more than 70 hospices for adults and several children's hospices, mainly working with children at home.

"In Moscow, children suffering from incurable diseases, not related to cancer, yet can not get a comprehensive palliative care. Children's Hospice Martha and Mary Convent - the first hospice in Moscow, designed for children with cancer not only disease but also with other terminal illnesses. Number such children in Moscow, according to experts, more than 3000 people, "- said the department spokesman Vasyl Rulinsky.

Visiting children's hospice service Marfo-Mariinsky Convent of the ROC will begin October 3. To start the required in-patient unit for about 4 million rubles.

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