Zurich, October 18, 2011
Avertising for the event.
The
eastern churches in all their diversity will be
widely represented in Switzerland: in Zurich
preparations are being completed for a unique
program, "A Piece of Heaven on
Earth—Eastern Churches in the Canton of
Zurich". The program will take place from
November 8, 2011–March 31, 2012. The aim of the
program is to tell the Swiss about the history of the
eastern Churches, about the more than fifteen
churches and communities active in the Canton of
Zurich, from the Armenian Apostolic community to the
Syrian-Malabar communities. It would also include the
Russian and Greek parishes. The exhibitions,
concerts, and lectures that will take place within
the program's framework will show the people of
Switzerland the life of their neighbors, the past and
present history of the Churches and their
communities, rituals and customs, holy shrines and
traditions. Orthodox services will also be held in
the centrally located eastern churches of Zurich as
part of the program.
The program opens on November 8 at 19:00 in the Stadhaus
with a presentation by the project curator, Dr. of
Theology Peter Wittever. On November 12, at Stadthaus
Zürich, Stadthausquai 17, a concert will be given
entitled, "The Russian Soul"—an exhibit of
Russian culture in song and dance, performed by trainees
and teachers of dance studios active under the auspices of
the "Matreshka" group. An excursion is also
organized for Swiss schoolchildren through the world of
Russian Orthodoxy, reports the
site of the Diocese of Korsun.
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