Bishop Andrei Celebrates the Divine Liturgy at Dormition Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan

RIVES JUNCTION, MI — With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, on Sunday, November 8, 2026, the 24th Sunday after Pentecost and the Feast of the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel and All the Heavenly Powers, His Grace Bishop Andrei of Cleveland, Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, officiated the Holy and Divine Liturgy at the Dormition of the Birthgiver of God Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan.

Assisting His Grace at the Divine Liturgy were Very Rev. Fr. John W. Konkle, the monastery priest, together with visiting clergy, Hierodeacon Benedict Oancea of Vatra Românească in Grass Lake, Michigan, and Protodeacon Laike Misikir, the monastery deacon.

The feast also marked the namesday of Mother Gabriella (Ursache), Abbess of the monastery, who honors the Holy Archangel Gabriel as her heavenly protector. His Grace congratulated Mother Gabriella and wished her many blessed years, also conveying the greetings and good wishes of His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel.

The monastery’s history is rooted in the Romanian monastic tradition. In 1978,…