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October, 10 – 11, 2026 – Parish Festivities / Parish Celebration
On Saturday the 10th and Sunday October 11, 2026, we celebrated the patronal feast day in honor of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. This year we were blessed not only with a visit from our dear Bishop, Metropolitan Nicholas, but also with a visit to the greatest shrine of the Russian Church Abroad - the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God. When the icon arrived at 16:30, it was greeted by our clergy, choir and parishioners. The All-Night Vigil began at 5:30 pm with a prayer from our new rector, Father Peter James. He was concelebrated by Hieromonk Ignatius from the Holy Trinity Monastery and the parish clergy.
On Sunday morning, during the solemn meeting of our First Hierarch, Klavdia Semyonovna Budanova presented the Bishop with traditional bread and salt. During the Divine Liturgy, the choir, under the direction of our choir director, Melania G. Reff, sang beautifully. At the small entrance for faithful service to the Russian Church Abroad, our rector Fr. Peter James was awarded the right to wear the kamilavka. Most of our parishioners and friends of our parish, having received absolution at confession, received Holy Communion from the three chalices. Vladyka Nikolai...
