With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan HILARION of New York and East America, on October 25th and 27th there will take place a transfer of particles of the Holy Relics of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco to China, where they will be handed down to the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
On Saturday, October 25th, at 6 pm, a reception ceremony for the Holy Relics will be held in Hong Kong, at Sts Peter and Paul Parish (www.orthodoxy.hk) (B2, 1 Floor, 4-6 Sincere Insurance Bld., Hennessy Rd., WANCHAI, Hong Kong).
On Monday, October 27th, at 6 pm, a reception ceremony for the Holy Relics will be held in Beijing at St Innocent of Irkutsk church (The Red Fangzi), (www.rusca.ru) situated on the premises of the Russian Embassy (4, Dongzhimen Beizhongjie, Beijing).