January 17, 2013
Sea Cliff, NY: Bishop
Jerome led the Divine Services in St. Seraphim Memorial Church on
the Sunday of the Forefathers
On
December 30, the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, His Grace, Eastern
American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, celebrated the
Divine Liturgy in
St.
Seraphim Memorial Church to the Reunification of the Russian Church
in Sea Cliff, NY. Bishop Jerome was co-served by parish rector
Archpriest Serafim Gan, Archpriest Ilya Gorsky (cleric of Holy
Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY), Protodeacon Paul Wolkow and
Deacon Eugene Kallaur (parish clerics), and Deacon Victor Ganson
(cleric of Holy Epiphany Church in Boston, MA). During the Little
Entrance, in accordance with the resolution of the Synod of Bishops,
His Grace elevated Fr. Eugene to the rank of protodeacon.
Before the kissing of the cross, the rector
greeted Bishop Jerome, expressing his gratitude for the joint
celebration of the Divine Liturgy in St. Seraphim Church. Fr.
Serafim then congratulated Fr. Eugene, for whom Fr. Paul intoned the
Polychronion. At a luncheon prepared by the parish sisterhood,
parishioners expressed their heartfelt congratulations to Fr.
Eugene, presenting him with an antique icon of the Savior, while the
parish clergy presented him a copy of the Kazan Icon of the Mother
of God.
