Grand regatta

Rules of reading

Rules of reading of the Grand regatta

 

Dear brothers and sisters!

Regatta reading is divided into stages, corresponding to the weeks of Great Lent: there is a certain task per each week, consisting of a fragment of the Biblical text, patristic interpretation and theological commentary on it.

Full list of must-read texts for the participants of the 2017 regatta is as follows:

I. Books of the Old Testament:

  1. Genesis
  2. Exodus
  3. Leviticus
  4. Numbers
  5. Deuteronomy

II. Books of the New Testament:

  1. The Gospel of Matthew
  2. The Revelation of St. John the Theologian (Apocalypse) – it is not required for reading but recommended to the extent possible.

III. Explanatory literature:

  1. “The Commentary on the Pentateuch” by venerable Ephrem the Syrian
  2. “The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament” by archpriest G. Egorov – section dedicated to the Pentateuch
  3. The Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew by St. Theophylact of Ohrid
  4. The Commentary on the Book of the Apocalypse of St. Andrew of Caesarea

 

Weekly assignments can be found in the corresponding tabs on this page.

Once a task for the week is accomplished (i.e., after all the texts of the week required having been read), a member of the club is to report to the secretary of the Yacht Club about the completion of the stage by email regatavoshod@mail.ru in the following format: “A so-and-so yacht has completed the first/second third / ... stage of the Grand / Minor regatta”.

Ideally, members of the club are to timely implement the task provided for a week. Meanwhile, in case any member of the club cannot finish the stage in a week for whatever reason, s/he can continue the journey following some comfortable schedule, but, by all means, s/he is not to forget informing the secretary of the club about the completion of each and every stage.

Beginning from the second week of Great Lent, weekly yacht rankings will be published on our website with the indication of stages, which have been passed by the participants. Thus, in case you forget to inform the secretary of the Yacht Club that a certain level has been successfully completed, your yacht may rank last! Please, do not forget to timely report once each level is accomplished.

Every seaman is also required to keep a logbook, notes from which (around 5-7 sentences) with the most vivid impressions of the journey are to be sent to the Organizing Committee of the Yacht Club (e-mail at regatavoshod@mail.ru) together with the information on the stage completion.

First week

First stage of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

We congratulate you on the beginning of Great Lent and welcome you to the first stage of our journey through the pages of the Holy Scripture!

This week we are to read the following texts:

  • The Book of Genesis.
  • Venerable Ephrem the Syrian “The Commentary on the Pentateuch. The Book of Genesis”..
  • Archpriest G. Egorov “The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament. The Book of Genesis”..

May God help you!

Second week

Second stage of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

We have entered the second week of Great Lent and we're now starting the second stage of our journey through the pages of the Bible.

Assignment for the second stage consists of the following texts:

  • The Book of Exodus.
  • Venerable Ephrem the Syrian “The Commentary on the Pentateuch. The Book of Exodus”.
  • Archpriest G. Egorov “The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament. The Book of Exodus”.

May God help you!

Third week

Third stage of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

Welcome to the third week of Great Lent!

At this stage of the Grand regatta we need to read the following texts:

  • The book of Leviticus.
  • Venerable Ephrem the Syrian “The Commentary on the Pentateuch. The Book of Leviticus”.
  • Archpriest G. Egorov “The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament. The Book of Leviticus”.

May God help you!

Fourth week

Fourth stage of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

We have stepped into the fourth week of Great Lent – of the Veneration of the Cross.

Our task at this stage is as follows:

  • The Book of Numbers.
  • Venerable Ephrem the Syrian “The Commentary on the Pentateuch. The Book of Numbers”.
  • Archpriest G. Egorov “The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament. The Book of Numbers”.

May God help you!

Fifth week

Fifth stage of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

Welcome to the fifth week of Great Lent!

Our route will go through the following books here:

  • The Book of Deuteronomy.
  • Venerable Ephrem the Syrian “The Commentary on the Pentateuch. The Book of Deuteronomy”.
  • Archpriest G. Egorov “The Holy Scripture of the Old Testament. The Book of Deuteronomy”.

May God help you!

Sixth week

Sixth stage of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

Well, the sixth week of Great Lent has come, and here we are, entering the final stage of our Round the world regatta on the Holy Scripture.

Let us not wind down: one last speed march is left before the final!

Thus, the sixth stage includes two must-read books:

 

As part of the sixth stage two optional books are also offered for reading, if one wishes so and can make it:

We wish you a successful completion of the reading! May God help you!

Lectures

Schedule of lectures for the participants of the Grand Regatta

Dear friends!

In order to help all brave travelers on the Holy Scripture, the Yacht Club “Voshod” organizes a lecture hall on topics related to the study of the Holy Scripture.

Lectures, discussions and meetings will be held at the theater and concert hall “Voshod” of Sunday School at the Church of the Holy Prince Dimitry Donskoy in the Northern Butovo district of Moscow.

Audio records of the meetings will be also published on our website - follow the news!

Schedule of the lecture hall meetings for the participants of the Grand regatta:

March 2017:

March 11 (Saturday) at 14:00 – “Introduction to the New Testament. Patristic interpretation of the Gospel”.
Lecturer – Chairman of the Bible Yacht Club, candidate of theology, candidate of historical sciences, archpriest Andrey Alexeev.

March 12 (Sunday) at 18:00 – “Introduction to the Old Testament: the Book of Genesis”.
Lecturer – teacher of the Old Testament of PSTGU (St. Tikhon's Orthodox University), protodeacon Ioann Shevtsov.

March 18 (Saturday) at 14:00 – “Introduction to the New Testament. Patristic interpretation of the Gospel”.
Lecturer – Chairman of the Bible Yacht Club, candidate of theology, candidate of historical sciences, archpriest Andrey Alexeev.

March 19 (Sunday) at 18:30 – “Introduction to the Old Testament: the Book of Genesis”.
Lecturer – teacher of the Old Testament of PSTGU, protodeacon Ioann Shevtsov.

March 25 (Saturday) at 14:00 – “Introduction to the New Testament. Patristic interpretation of the Gospel”.
Lecturer – Chairman of the Bible Yacht Club, candidate of theology, candidate of historical sciences, archpriest Andrey Alexeev.

March 26 (Sunday) at 18:00 – “Mysterious Apocalypse: known and unknown”.
Lecturer – doctor of theology, teacher of the New Testament, professor of PSTGU Anton S. Nebolsin.

April 2017:

April 1 (Saturday) at 14:00 – “Introduction to the New Testament. Patristic interpretation of the Gospel”.
Lecturer – Chairman of the Bible Yacht Club, candidate of theology, candidate of historical sciences, archpriest Andrey Alexeev.

April 2 (Sunday) at 18:00 – “Mysterious Apocalypse: known and unknown”.
Lecturer – doctor of theology, teacher of the New Testament, professor of PSTGU Anton S. Nebolsin.

April 8 (Saturday) at 14:00 – “Introduction to the New Testament. Patristic interpretation of the Gospel”.
Lecturer – Chairman of the Bible Yacht Club, candidate of theology, candidate of historical sciences, archpriest Andrey Alexeev.

 

We also invite everyone to meetings under the Biblical seminar on the Acts of the Apostles!
Lecturer – well-known Orthodox theologian, writer and preacher, archpriest Oleg Stenyaev.

Meetings will be held on the following Fridays: March 10 and 24, April 28, May 5 and 19, starting at 19.00.

Yachts ranking

Ranking of the yachts of the Grand regatta

Dear friends!

The yacht ranking is published on our website weekly with the indication of stages, which have been passed by the participants.

Ranking of the yachts of the Grand and Minor regattas can be checked following this link.

Awards

Winners of the Grand regatta shall be awarded as follows:/h2>

  • Winners of the first phase of the Grand Regatta – captains of the three yachts who completed the route first – shall receive commemorative badges for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places (gold, gold filled, silver), as well as bricks, which will be put by the winners and prizewinners of the regatta into the foundation of the future Cathedral of St. Prince Dimitry Donskoy at a later stage.
  • The second stage winner of the Grand regatta will get the challenge cup and a trip to the Holy Land.
  • The winning team members of the second stage will receive cross pendants with the ground of Gethsemane, consecrated on the Holy Sepulchre.

We wish you God's help and edifying reading!