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[Wim Coudenys]

Dear Seelangers,

I got the following mail from the Raifa monastery in the neighbourhood of
Kazan, currently a religious and cultural center in full development. I
can't cope with all their questions on my own, so I suggest that anyone who
shows interest reacts!=20
Thanks.

>
>          I am  Dr.  Vitaly Pereverzev from Kazan,  who you saw in Raifa
>monastery in the sommer,  as your group-guide.  We are plesed  to  learn
>that you are interested in our spiritual life. At the present moment our
>acquaintance can to be very helpful in the cause of development spiritu-
>al life in the our region of Russia.
>
>          At september  we  are began the orthodox spiritual educational
>establishment for future ministers of God.  By God`s will,  prior of mo-
>nastery, father Vsevolod has charged me it. Now we have next subjects of
>seminars: new and old Testaments, history of Church, Orthodox catechism,
>base of liturgical theology,  and Church Slavonic language.  We are pla-
>ning scope of the education approximately Orthodox Seminary.
>
>As far as possible for you,  help us, please. Send me E-mail and WWW ad-
>resses all institutes, organzations, foundations and privat persons, who
>can help us.  We need teaching aids,  material support, and diferent as-
>sistance in all versions. We have now my personal library(about 1500 bo-
>oks),  my personal salory,  as physician  on  municipal  ambulance(about
>650000 roubls ($105-110)per month) and lot of enthusiasm only.  I have a
>longing to labour, people have longing to study.
>
>May be You can youself to tell to smb.  about our situation. If you need
>any further information please let me know soon.  I look forward to hea-
>ring from you.
>
>Your faithfully,       Vitaly.
>
>
>        My E-mail address : root at ricms.kasan.su
>
Dr. Wim Coudenys
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Departement Oosterse en Slavische Studies
Blijde Inkomststraat 21
B-3000 Leuven
Belgi=EB
tel. ..32 16 324963  fax.  ..32 16 324963
e-mail. Wim.Coudenys at arts.kuleuven.ac.be