December 7, 2013
Fifth Anniversary of Bishop George’s Episcopal Consecration
On
Saturday, December 7, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George
of Mayfield celebrated the fifth anniversary of his episcopal
consecration. With the blessing of His Holiness, Patriarch Alexey
II, Archimandrite George (Schaeffer) was consecrated to the
episcopacy in 2008 at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. On
the day of his fifth anniversary, His Grace prayed at the Divine
Liturgy in St. Sergius Church at the Synodal Headquarters, together
with the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad and members of
ROCOR’s Holy Synod.
Metropolitan Hilarion congratulated Bishop George on behalf of all
the faithful of the Eastern American Diocese and wished him renewed
spiritual strength to continue carrying the weighty cross of the
episcopacy for many years.
The editors of the official website of the Eastern American Diocese
sincerely congratulate Bishop George on this important anniversary.
Axios!
Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese
