Fr. Aprem Alkhas meets with the Head of the Don Metropolitanate, His Eminence +Mercury, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk

On June 3, 2024, the Head of the Don Metropolitanate, His Eminence +Mercury, Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk, met with the priest of the Assyrian Church of the East, Fr. Aprem Alkhas, the rector of the parish of St. John the Baptist.

The meeting was attended by the head of the Diocesan Information Department, Archpriest Daniel Azizov.

Fr. Aprem acquainted the Head of the Metropolis with the life and activities of the young church community. Metropolitan Mercury, in turn, stressed the importance of the participation of the Assyrian Church of the East in the life of the multinational Rostov region, calling for strengthening cooperation in various areas of activity.

With the blessing of Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk, the parish community of the Assyrian Church of the East performed a number of divine services on the territory of the Old Protection Church of Rostov-on-Don. In addition, the Rostov diocese regularly provides support, including advice, in the development of the Assyrian church community.