12 августа помощник благочинного Сормовского округа по миссионерскому служению и по взаимодействию с медицинскими и социальными учреждениями, the cleric of the church in honor of the Most Holy Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Koposov, Priest Ioann Kryuchkov consecrated the workshop of the regional public organization "Invatur".
Members of a public organization headed by its chairman Andrey Bulanov prayed at the service.. Invatur unites people with disabilities: with lesions of the musculoskeletal system, disabled people of hearing and sight and other diseases - most of all 500 man.
The workshop has existed here for several years.. This year the organization became the winner of the Orthodox Initiative grant competition with the project "The Birth of an Image", within which the masters of "Invatura" are engaged in the creation of tactile icons.
Besides, the workshop produces rehabilitation aids for people with disabilities, Houseware, souvenir products. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the production of protective masks has been mastered here. For work, a CNC milling machine is used, 3D printer, laser engraving machine and other equipment.
After the service, Fr. John addressed those present, noting, that any business must begin with a blessing, and the consecration of the workshop is the calling of the grace of God for the works of the people working here. “If a man places all his trust in the Lord, if there is living faith in his heart, then God will not leave in trouble, not in joy ", - said the priest.
As a token of gratitude, members of the public organization presented Priest Ioann Kryuchkov with a tactile icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Fadeless Color", made of wood.
A source: Nizhny Novgorod Metropolis
