Dear residents of Akmola!
I cordially congratulate all Christians of the Catholic and Protestant faiths on the bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ!
On this day, Christians are united by feelings of mercy and kindness, love and hope for a future in which mutual understanding and prosperity reign. The state's respectful and careful attitude to the religious feelings of its citizens is one of the most important foundations of interfaith harmony in our country.
The feast of the Nativity of Christ has been and remains one of the most important factors in educating young people in the spirit of humanity, love and respect for each other.
I sincerely wish this joyful holiday to give you new strength and confidence, may peace and harmony reign in every home. I wish you good health and well-being!
On December 15 of this year, a solemn meeting dedicated to the state holiday - Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in the Department of Religious Affairs. During his speech, the head of the department A.Mukazhanov briefly noted that this holiday is rightfully considered a symbol of freedom and power of our state.
At the end of the event, for a significant contribution to maintaining stability and social harmony in the region, impeccable work in ensuring state policy in the field of religions, the head of the department presented letters of thanks on behalf of the leadership of the Committee on Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the staff of Immortal G.V. and Muratov N.B.
On this significant day, I wished everyone good health, well-being and stability!
On December 14, 2022 at 16.00 in the meeting room of the Friendship House, the Department for Religious Affairs of the Akmola region together with the KSU "Kogamdyk kelisim" at the Department of Internal Policy of the Akmola region held a dialogue platform on the theme "Kazakhstan is our common home", dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan with members of the Meeting of Heads of religious associations "Yntymak".
The dialogue platform was attended by specialists of the Department of Religious Affairs; representatives of the KSU "Center for Analysis and Development of Interfaith Relations" of the Department of Religious Affairs of the Akmola region and KSU "Kogamdyk kelisim"; leaders and representatives of religious associations of Kokshetau.
The moderator was the head of the Department for Religious Affairs Mukazhanov Almaz Esetovich.
In his report, A.E. Mukazhanov congratulated the audience on the upcoming state holiday - Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He told about the history of the Independence Day celebration and drew attention to the fact that about 17 million people, representatives of more than 130 nationalities and nationalities, live in Kazakhstan as a single family, in peace and harmony.
The chief specialist of the department, Galina Bessmertnaya, told about the state services provided by the department, including the packages of documents required for receiving services. She drew attention to the fact that public services are provided free of charge and they can be obtained electronically through the e-government portal.
The work plan of the Meeting of Heads of religious associations "Yntymak" for 2023 has been approved.
During the dialogue, the participants discussed achievements over the years of independence of Kazakhstan, as well as asked clarifying questions on obtaining public services.
In his closing speech, the head of the department, A.E. Mukazhanov, once again congratulated those present on the upcoming state holiday, Independence Day and wished Everyone success, health, faith in themselves and their country! He congratulated the representatives of the Catholic and Protestant faiths on the upcoming celebration of the Nativity of Christ.
At the end of the event, the head of the Evangelical Lutheran Parish, Evalt Krasovsky, thanked the Department of Religious Affairs for the congratulations and assistance provided, and handed a letter of Thanks to the head of the department. In addition, he thanked the leaders of 2 religious associations of the Protestant faith for the sponsorship provided in the charity and also handed them letters of thanks.
The Department of Religious Affairs of Akmola region informs that on December 2, 2022, at 12.00 o'clock, the "Fair of Public Services" will be held online.
Those who wish can get advice on the procedure for obtaining the following state services: "Registration and re-registration of persons engaged in missionary activities", "Issuance of a decision on the approval of the location of special stationary premises for the distribution of religious literature and other information materials of religious content, objects of religious purpose".
You can take part in the public services fair on the Facebook page of the Department of Religious Affairs at the link https://www.facebook.com/religiya.akmola/
Contact phone number: 8 (7162) 51-13-62.
On November 24, 2022, at 11.00 a.m., the Kokshetau and Akmola Dioceses of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan, with the support of the Department for Religious Affairs of the Akmola region, conducted a tour of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ for leaders and representatives of religious associations in Kokshetau. The tour was held as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Day of Spiritual Harmony and strengthening of interfaith dialogue and tolerance in the Akmola region.
During the tour, Archbishop Serapion told the audience about the progress of the construction of the Cathedral and the funds spent on it, about the design and painting inside the temple, about the 12 bells brought from St. Petersburg and installed on the bell tower, about the training center, etc. During the tour, the leaders of various religious associations asked the Archbishop many questions about Orthodoxy.
The tour ended with an inspection of the Cathedral's educational center. At the end of the tour, the participants were invited to the set tables, where they continued the conversation about the activities of the Orthodox Church.
At the end of the event, representatives of different faiths thanked the leadership of the diocese for organizing the event, and made suggestions for further holding similar meetings. We wished all those present and our state peace and prosperity!
In order to popularize electronic public services, on October 26 this year, the chief specialist of the Department for Religious Affairs of the Akmola region, G.V. Bessmertnaya, conducted a technical training with the staff of the UDR.
During the lesson, information was brought about the state services in the field of religion provided by the department. Attention is focused on the fact that public services are provided free of charge, partially automated and can be provided through the office of the service provider, the non-profit joint stock company "State Corporation "Government for Citizens" and the web portal "electronic government". Information was brought about the timing of the provision of public services, packages of documents, etc.
On November 2, 2022, the KSU "Center for Analysis and Development of Interfaith Relations" of the Department for Religious Affairs of the Akmola region held a training seminar for social educators of schools in the city of Kokshetau on the topic: "Psychological aspects of working with adherents of destructive religious movements".
The moderator of the seminar was the head of the KSU "Center for Analysis and Development of Interfaith Relations" of the Department for Religious Affairs of the Akmola region Kasenov Bolat Negmetzhanovich.
The event was attended by an invited expert, head of the KSU "Center for Analysis and Development of Interfaith Relations" of the Department for Religious Affairs of the Pavlodar region Razdykova Gulnaz Maksutovna. During the seminar, the expert revealed the topics: "Psychological aspects of working with adherents of destructive religious movements" and "Formation of skills of effective communication with adherents and neophytes of destructive religious movements".
At the events, topical issues of improving the forms and methods of psychological work with adolescents were discussed, the psychological characteristics of children who returned from the zone of terrorist activity and the principles of involving young people in extremist communities/groups on the Internet were explained.
At the end of the seminar, all participants were awarded certificates.
ҚР Ақпарат және қоғамдық даму министрлігі Дін істері комитетінің жобасы аясында, Ақмола облысында ағымдағы жылдың 27-28 қазанында халықтың дінтану сауаттылығын арттыру, қоғамда дәстүрлі рухани-адамгершілік құндылықтарды қалыптастыру және діни экстремизмнің алдын алу шеңберінде дін мәселелері жөніндегі республикалық ақпараттық-түсіндіру тобының (бұдан әрі РАТТ) мүшелері жергілікті тұрғындармен бірқатар кездесулер өткізді.
Аталған іс-шараларға РАТТ мүшелері, теологтар мен дінтанушылар Сүлейманов Ж.О., Уразбаев Қ.И., Нүсіпханов Т.Н. және Тұрапбай М.Н. тартылды.
Жоғарыда аталған кездесулерге Шоқан Уәлиханов атындағы Көкшетау университетінің, Абай Мырзахметов атындағы Көкшетау университетінің студенттері, Гранитный к. №7 мекемесінің діндар сотталғандары, «Новопэк» ЖШС қызметкерлері, Щучинск қаласының орталық базары мен сауда үйлерінің сатушылары мен келушілері, «Науан Хазірет» облыстық мешітінің, «Жақия қажы» Көкшетау қалалық мешітінің, Ақкөл аудандық мешітінің жамағаты және басқалар.
Өткізілген кездесулер барысында азаматтарға Қазақстанда тұратын барлық конфессиялар мен этностардың бейбіт өзара іс-қимылы мен қатар өмір сүруіне, Қазақстан халқының мәдениеті мен рухани мұрасына, деструктивті жалған діни және радикалды идеялардың зияндылығына бағытталған дін саласындағы мемлекеттік саясаттың мәні туралы ақпарат берілді.
Сарапшылар діннің рухани-адамгершілік аспектілеріне, өзекті мәселелерді талқылауға, өскелең ұрпақтың экстремизмге қарсы санасын қалыптастыру кезінде жұмыстың тиімділігін арттыру жөніндегі жаңа әдістерге, идеялар мен ұсыныстарға ерекше назар аударды.
Іс-шараға қатысушылар өздерін қызықтырған бірқатар сұрақтар қойды, оларға РАТТ мүшелері толық жауаптар берді.
On the initiative of the NGO "Union of Evangelical Christians of Kazakhstan", which includes 3 religious associations ofKokshetau (ECMC "Presbyterianism", "Source of Life" and "Agape" churches) and with the support of the Department of Religious Affairs of the Akmola region, a charity event dedicated to the International Day of the Elderly and Disabled was held in Kokshetau from October 1 to 20.
During the campaign, assistance was provided to socially vulnerable segments of the population in the form of distribution of 61 food packages, of which 55 packages were distributed to families with disabilities (adults, children) and 6 packages to large families.
On October 19, 2022, a briefing of the Department of Religious Affairs (hereinafter UDR) dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Day of Spiritual Harmony was held at the site of the Regional Communication Service of the Akmola Region (hereinafter RSK).
The speakers of the event were: the head of the UDR, Almaz Yesetovich Mukazhanov, and the head of the KSU "Center for Analysis and Development of Interfaith Relations" of the UDR (hereinafter KSU TSARMO) Kasenov Bolat Negmetzhanovich.
During his speech, A.Mukazhanov told about the history of the celebration of the Day of Spiritual Harmony in Kazakhstan, presented a brief description of the religious situation in the region, noted the need to preserve interfaith harmony in the country.
In his speech, B. Kasenov spoke about the information and explanatory activities of the TSARMO KSU among various target groups of the population, about innovative methods of work used in the prevention of religious extremism and terrorism, revealed the importance of conducting information and explanatory work among the youth of the region.
During the meeting, the speakers answered journalists' questions, and a constructive exchange of views took place on the main issues of interfaith relations.
The event was attended by representatives of the RSK and journalists of the regional media.