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This year, residents and guests of the coronation of King Mindaugas of Lithuania celebrated this year at a Nemunas holy place, in Zapyškis, Church of John the Baptist.
“I am sincerely glad that, in cooperation with the Diocese of Vilkaviškis and the Ministry of Culture, we managed to revive this shrine. I am grateful to all who have contributed to the restoration of the church, the landscaping and adaptation to the needs of society. Can there be a more beautiful gift for Lithuania’s birthday? ”- Valerijus Makūnas, Mayor of Kaunas District Municipality, greeted the participants.
The reborn St. The Church of Saint John the Baptist, called the Mother of the Churches of Lithuania, and the welcoming space created around it will serve for professional art, community and religious celebrations. As the mayor said, churches were built to gather people here, to cultivate spiritual values, to strengthen community life.
To commemorate the coronation day of Mindaugas, St. Bishop Rimantas Norvila of Vilkaviškis and a large number of priests with the participation of the Kaunas State Choir, led by Peter Bingelis, celebrated a mass in the church.
Can there be a more beautiful gift for Lithuania’s birthday?
After St. On the occasion of State Day, V. Makūnas awarded the most deserved compatriots, distinguished in professional and social activities, with the highest awards of the Municipality of the Kaunas District: badges of honor.
The first level signal to promote the spiritual well-being of people, life and values of being, and its contribution to the implementation of Zapyškis Street The projects of the Church of John the Baptist and its surroundings were presented to the Bishop of Vilkaviškis , Diocese of Rimantas Norvilas.
The same award was given to the merits of Snieguolė Navickienė, the director of the Raudondvaris mansion, for protecting and nurturing Lithuania’s historical and cultural heritage and glorifying the Raudondvaris mansion.
Egidijus Stancikas, Managing Director of the Kaunas National Drama Theater, received the top-notch honor for his cooperation and long-term dissemination of professional art in the Kaunas district.
Photo of the Kaunas district municipality.
The second-level badges of honor were awarded to the Kaunas district farmer, Audrius Banionis, and to the UAB Erdv regulatory architect, Gintaras Prikockis.
A. Banionis is the founder and leader of a successful big farm, an active member of the community, who has done many great and beautiful jobs in the Kaunas district.
G. Prikockis was awarded for his important activity in preserving the authentic Zapyškis street The interior of the Church of John the Baptist and the adaptation of the old town of Zapyškis to the needs of the community.
Folk artist Kazimieras Martinaitis, who has appreciated the art of cross stitching for many years and glorifying the name of Lithuania in the world, has received the third level badge of honor.
Lyricist and composer, Lithuanian representative in 2020 At the Eurovision Song Contest, Vaidotas Valiukevičius received the same brand for making Lithuania’s name famous in Europe.
At the end of the official part, everyone was invited to Agape to eat the bread and fish consecrated by the bishop during the liturgy.
The start of the concert, part of the festival, was announced by the “playing” boat that arrived in Nemunas with the Babtai Culture Center “Algupys” wind orchestra and a group of dancers.
They were replaced by Mindaugas Jankauskas, soloist of the Lithuanian National Theater of Opera and Ballet in the Kaunas district, who performed one of the works together with the Kaunas State Choir.
Throughout the festival, participants were able to see the exhibition: visualization projects of future changes in Zapyškis and the exhibitions of St. Historical Images of the Church of John the Baptist. He played the accordion quintet of the Garliava Art School.
9 p.m. All the festival participants became a united choir, along with Lithuanians from around the world sang the National Anthem.
After her, three planes in the sky above Zapyškis performed an acrobatic program and painted in tricolor. The concert of the winner of the national team of the Eurovision Song Contest “The Roop” capped the country’s birthday.
Many honorable guests participated in the celebration, including spokesman for Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis. He congratulated the people of the Kaunas district region on the state birthday, he was glad that in Zapyškis street Church of John the Baptist, which will be the center of attraction not only of this community, but also of the Kaunas district.
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