✝️ On 20 October 2026, a festive church service was held at the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to St.Elizabeth in Awali, commemorating the revered icon of the Mother of God, "Eleusa". Archimandrite Alexander, Rector of St Philip the Apostle Orthodox Church (Russian Orthodox Church) in Sharjah, UAE, who was visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain, served the Divine Liturgy.