On January 4, a creative evening was held at the parish in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Vung Tau: everyone worked on it! First, the parents brought fruits and sweets, made blanks for crafts, dough for gingerbread! And then the children were already creating – with burning eyes and even small hands, they prepared cookies and decorations for the Christmas tree. Such meetings at this parish always happen before Christmas, because everyone wants a holiday!

December 27, in the parish of Kazan icon of the Mother of God in Vung Tau (Vietnam) a church meeting took place. The rector priest Evgeniy Tsukalo made a report on the life of the parish in 2023. Current issues and plans for the next year have been discussed then.

On Sunday, December 24, at the Archangel Michael Parish in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, a guest was received – priest Yevgeny Tsukalo, a cleric of the Philippine-Vietnamese diocese. During the Divine Liturgy, he concelebrated with the clergy of the temple, Abbot Pavel (Khokhlov) and priest Seraphim Choi.

” It is such a blessing that here, far from the Motherland, you can visit our Orthodox churches and parishes, pray together, take communion and feel oneself in communion with the whole Church! Thank God for loving us!” Father Yevgeny shared after the service.

On December 17, the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Hanoi. On this day, a parish in honor of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg was visited by the secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), who also celebrated the Liturgy.
Now it’s really winter in Hanoi, it was +11°C in the morning, but people were warming up with prayer. After the service, the parishioners organized a meal.

Baptism in the parish of the Intercession of the Mother of God in Polomolok