Photos of our Parish in Tshikapa - Pascha 2018

Father Theophile holding an icon, outdoors

Father Theophile holding an icon, outdoors

Father Theophile in vestments censing in the church

Father Theophile in vestments at the altar, the chalice covered with the veil

Father Theophile in vestments at the altar table

Father Theophile in vestments at the altar, the chalice covered with the veil

Father Theophile in vestments at the altar table

Father Theophile in vestments censing in the church

Father Theophile holding an icon of the Mother of God in the church

Father Theophile and two young men building a wall of bundled grass

Father Theophile standing on a red dirt road

Father Theophile with two young men of the parish

A large group of young people and children of the parish outdoors, Father Theophile among them

A large group of young people and children of the parish outdoors, Father Theophile among them

A family of the parish, the children holding small icons

Father Theophile with a young woman of the parish

Young people of the parish crowded around a table indoors

Father Theophile sitting outdoors with young men of the parish around a small table

Father Theophile with girls of the parish

Father Theophile kneeling in front of a group of women and children of the parish

Father Theophile kneeling in front of a group of women and children of the parish

Father Theophile sitting with children of the parish

A girl in a head scarf standing before an icon of the Archangel Michael

Father Theophile in an epitrachelion reading a prayer at the door of the church, the faithful outside

The young people and children of the parish in front of the church sign

Father Theophile anointing a young man before his baptism

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile baptizing by immersion in a large barrel font, the faithful looking on

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

Father Theophile in vestments with newly baptized and their families in front of the church sign of the Parish of the Dormition in Tshikapa

A young man of the parish in front of the church sign

The young people and children of the parish in front of the church sign

Father Theophile in vestments holding Paschal candles by night

Icon of the Resurrection

Young men in white robes holding candles by night

The procession around the church at night, the cross hung with green branches

The faithful holding lit candles outside at night

Father Theophile with the faithful holding candles in the Paschal procession

Father Theophile with the faithful holding candles in the Paschal procession

Father Theophile censing by night, a young man in a white robe beside him

Father Theophile in vestments by night beside a lectern covered with an embroidered cloth

Father Theophile in vestments by night beside a lectern covered with an embroidered cloth

The faithful holding candles in the Paschal procession

The faithful with candles around the cross hung with green branches

Father Theophile holding Paschal candles by a lectern covered with an embroidered cloth

The faithful with candles in the incense smoke of the procession

The procession in the incense smoke by night

Children and young people holding lit candles by night

Children and young people holding lit candles by night

Father Theophile reading by candlelight at a lectern outside, the start of the Paschal service

Father Theophile reading by candlelight at a lectern outside, the start of the Paschal service

Father Theophile reading by candlelight at a lectern outside, the start of the Paschal service

Father Theophile reading by candlelight at a lectern outside, the start of the Paschal service

Father Theophile reading by candlelight at a lectern outside, the start of the Paschal service

Father Theophile reading by candlelight at a lectern outside, the start of the Paschal service

The faithful gathered by night for the Paschal procession

Young men in white robes, one with the censer, among the faithful with candles

The faithful with candles around the cross hung with green branches

The faithful with candles around the cross hung with green branches

The faithful with candles around a table with an embroidered cloth, by night

The faithful coming out of the church door with candles

The faithful inside the church at the start of the Paschal service

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile giving the Paschal light to the faithful, who light their candles from his

Father Theophile in vestments holding the Paschal candles in the church