The V. NAPS International Ecumenical Concert of Sacral Songs 2009

Arrival of Mrs.Ivetta Macejková, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic.

Welcome of His Eminence The Most Reverend Despotis George, Orthodox Archbishop of Michalovce and Košice, personal legate of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.

Paying respect to the anthems of the Slovak Republic and European Union.

Welcome of Mr. János Szerencsés, Consul General of the Republic of Hungary.

The event was opened by the speech of the chairman of the Košice Self-Governing Region, Mr. Zdenko Trebuľa.

The participants were greeted on behalf of the Representation of European Commission in Slovakia by Mr.Branislav Slyško.

His Eminence The Most Reverend Despotis Ján Babjak, Metropolitan of the Greek Catholic Church during the reading of the letter of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

Speech of His Eminence The Most Reverend Despotis George, personal legate of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.

The fifth concert was hosted again by Mr. Martin Jedinák.

Roman Catholic songs performed by the Choir of St. Cecilia from Košice.

Choir from Obišovce, celebrating 60th anniversary of its history, performing evangelic songs.

Representatives of Catholic Church: Greek Catholic Eparch Milan Chautur, Greek Catholic Metropolitan Ján Babjak and Roman Catholic Bishop Monsignor Bernard Bober.

Greek Catholic songs performed by the Choir of St. Ephraim from Budapest offered a truly unique experience.

Mrs. Katarína Janoštáková, General Secretary of NAPS handing the NAPS Letters of Memory over to all conductors.

Member of the Board of NAPS, Mr. Ivan Solej and the Attaché of the Embassy of the USA in Slovakia, Mr. Leonard Grassley during the brake.

Reformed Christian songs performed by the Quartet from Rimavská Sobota.

Ukrainian choir Cantus from Uzgorod singing Orthodox songs.

Janka Orlická and her friends enchanted the audience with Jewish songs.

Mr. Willy Weisz, Vice-President of Austrian Committee for Christian-Jewish Cooperation.

Founder of NAPS, Mr. Peter Solej: „...The word can reach you but a deed is convincing!...“

NAPS Letter of Thanks addressed to the Košice governor Mr. Zdenko Trebuľa.

The NAPS award received by Willy Weisz and the legate of His All-Holiness, the Orthodox Archbishop George.

Director of the Museum of Jewish Culture, Professor Pavel Mešťan, left behind director of the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic in Košice, Mr. Oto Sabo.

Roman Catholic Bishop Bernard Bober giving a blessing in Latin.

Evangelic Bishop Slavomír Sabol giving a blessing in Slovak.

Blessing in Old Church Slavonic was given by the Greek Catholic Archbishop Ján Babjak.

Reformed Christian Bishop László Fazekas giving a blessing in Hungarian.

Blessing in Greek was given by the Orthodox Archbishop George.

Prayer by the representative of the Jewish religious community, Mr. Weisz in Hebrew.

The finale of the event culminated with a joint singing of the song “Budi imja Hospodne blahoslovenno” performed by the choirs from Hungary and Ukraine.

Reception at Hotel Zlatý dukát opened by a toast of Mrs. Ivetta Macejková, the President of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic.

Deputy of the Israelian Ambassador to Slovakia, Mr. Heim Levy, NAPS President, Mr. Peter Solej and Mr. Pavel Breiner.

Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in Košice, Mr. Ladislav Štefko and Her Excellency Mrs. Inna Ohnivets, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Slovak Republic.

His Magnificence Professor Emil Pilipčine, Rector of the University of the Veterinary Medicine and NAPS Institute founder, Mr. Peter Solej.