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Ruskoka e-letter
Ruskoka Orthodox Retreat, Canada
September
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- Thanks to our
volunteers
- the St.
Alexis Chapel Weekend
- Work Weekends,
Sep 17-18 and Oct 1-2
-
Camp 2005
- Chapel
fund-raising
- Russian Gala
Ball
Thanks
to our volunteers Ruskoka is extremely grateful to all the
volunteers who helped out during construction of the chapel under the
guidance of our indefatigable project manager Alex Shishkov, and to the
tireless supporters, young and older, who worked at many, many
different jobs during the camp itself. Mnogaya leta!
The St. Alexis Chapel
Weekend
The church was opened with a Vigil,
Liturgy, dedication of the foundation stone, the small blessing and a
moleben on the day of the patronal Feast of St. Alexis the
Royal Martyr. Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan presided over the
services in the presence of
the Miracle-Working "Kursk-Root" Icon of the Mother of God.
You can read an account of this wonderful event on the Synod
website in English
or in Russian.
We are grateful to Tokmakov-TV and OMNI
television for their excellent coverage of the event,
shown on Russian Waves on September 10th and 12th, and for their
reporting on camp in general.
Camp/chapel work
weekend,
Sep
17-18 and October 1-2
The first
fall work weekend will take place on Sep. 17-18. We will resume work
on the St. Alexis Chapel including on the siding, staining,
painting and sealing. There will be camp work as well. Depending on
the weather and turnout, we will sleep in tents or in the buildings. Delicious meals will be
provided as usual. Please contact Alik at [email protected] or at 416-232-0829 if
you can make
it.
A second work weekend is in the plans for Oct 1-2. Look for
announcements on the Ruskoka
website!
Camp
2005 Over
50 children participated in the busy camp program this summer. The
expanded program included daily morning and evening prayers in the
newly-built chapel, a variety of outdoor sports, canoe and mountain bike
trips, hikes, Russian folk dances as well as rock climbing, archery and
fencing. Throughout the camp session, services and religious discussions
were led by Fr. Stelian Liabotis, Fr. Viatcheslav Davidenko, Fr.
Vladimir Morin and Fr. Vladimir Malchenko. This year campers
and volunteers alike truly enjoyed the warm, sunny weather.
Photos will be on the website soon.Update on fund-raising for the
St. Alexis Chapel Project
Thanks to the
generosity of our many donors, fundraising continues to go well
with over $63,000 of our $100,00 target raised, but we are
still short funds to cover expenses for materials.
Can you make a donation to help us meet
the costs?
Donations can be made by
cash, cheque or Visa, through one-time gifts, or by monthly or annual
pledges.
Categories of donations are: Founder – from $3000 / Builder – $2000-$2999 /
Supporter – $1000-$1999 / In
memoriam – from $1000 / Donor – $100-$999.
Contact
George Skok at 416-483-2441 or [email protected] to make a
donation. All donors will be acknowledged through plaques, announcements
and commemorative
lists.
Russian Gala Ball,
October 28 This great annual event, presented by the Russian Cultural Aid
Society, takes place this year on Friday, October 28th at the Verdi
Hospitality Centre in Toronto. Tickets for this black tie event are $90,
and $75 for students, seniors and Russian Club members.
Contact Sylvia Suhacev at 905-278-5750 or Elena Klinaeva at
416-736-4940.See you in Ruskoka!
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