Bp. Vasily Presides Over Patristic Nectar Conference, Sunday of the Cross

This article was written by Aaron Hickman for Union of Orthodox Journalists. The original is available on uoj.news . His Grace attended the conference and presided at the divine services at St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church at the invitation of His Grace, Bishop Anthony. -ed.

RIVERSIDE, CA — Last weekend, His Grace Bishop Vasily of the Orthodox Church in America’s (OCA) Diocese of the West presided over Patristic Nectar’s Lenten conference on the Christian life, as well as multiple services, all hosted at St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church.

The Akathist hymn, Vespers, and the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of the Holy Cross were all celebrated by Bp. Vasily at the Antiochian parish. Concelebrating clergy included Fr. Josiah Trenham, Fr. Thomas Hernandez, Fr. Jason Covarrubias, Fr. Joseph Corrigan, and Dn. Elie Khoury, all of St. Andrew’s, along with Fr. Kirill Sokolov, chancellor of the OCA’s Diocese of the West, and Fr. Pedro Sarsama, who was recently ordained to the priesthood by Abp. Daniel of the Diocese of the Midwest. Fr. Alexis Torrance and Fr. Demetrios Harper, who gave talks at the conference, also concelebrated.

At the conference, engaging lectures were offered by Fr.…