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April 28, 2011
New
York, NY: Celebrations in honor of the 35th anniversary of the
ordination of Bishop Jerome were held in the Synodal Cathedral of
the Sign
On
Bright Tuesday, April 26, Archbishop Justinian, Administrator of the
Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in
the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York, leading the
celebrations in honor of the 35th anniversary of ordination of
Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan. His
Eminence was co-served by Bishop Jerome, Archimandrite Ioann
(Magramm; cleric of the Mid-American Diocese), Archpriest Victor
Tseshkovsky (rector of the Nativity of the Mother of God Church at
the New Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY), Eastern American
Diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, Archpriest Teimuraz
Suarishvili (cleric of the Georgian Orthodox Church), Abbot Vikenty
(Bryleev; cleric of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York),
Priest Alexander Kazak, Protodeacon Nicholas Mokhoff (cleric of the
cathedral), and Protodeacon Dimitri Temidis (cleric of Holy Virgin
Protection Church in Nyack, NY). Also praying in the altar was
Archpriest Andrei Sommer, senior priest of the cathedral.
With the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern
America and New York, during the singing of the Paschal hours,
Archbishop Justinian ordained Reader Philip Ramstad a subdeacon, and
after the Eucharistic Canon, His Eminence ordained Subdeacon Philip
to the diaconate.
Upon completion of the Liturgy, the Administrator of the Patriarchal
Parishes, Archbishop Justinian, greeted Bishop Jerome,
congratulating his co-brother on his historic milestone, and
presented the diocesan vicar a panagia with an image of the Vladimir
Icon of the Mother of God. In turn, Bishop Jerome thanked Archbishop
Justinian for his gift and kind words, and joyously noted that the
ordination of a deacon in the Synodal cathedral by a bishop of the
Moscow Patriarchate was in itself an historic milestone.
Archpriest Serge Lukianov, secretary of the Eastern American
Diocese, then greeted the Bishop of Manhattan, congratulating him on
this significant date on behalf of Metropolitan Hilarion and Bishop
George of Mayfield. On behalf of all of the faithful children of the
diocese, Fr. Serge presented His Grace with a hand-written icon of
the Savior "Not Made by Hands," with a commemorative plaque.
A bountiful festal luncheon was then offered in the Synodal
hall, during which many congratulatory toasts were offered on behalf
of His Grace.
On Monday, April 11, His Holiness,
Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia, sent a congratulatory
greeting to His Grace Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan, Vicar of the
Eastern American and New York Diocese, on the 35th anniversary of
his clerical service:
To His Grace Jerome, Bishop
of Manhattan, Vicar of the Eastern American Diocese.
Your Grace!
On the thirty fifth anniversary of your
clerical service, please accept my sincerest congratulations on this
momentous date, and my prayerful wishes for strength, boldness of
spirit, and blessed help from Our Master, the Lover of Mankind.
From your youth, your entire life has been
suffused with the fervent desire to serve the Lord and His Holy
Church. You searched with an open heart for "the face of the God of
Jacob" (Psalm 24:6) and you accepted Orthodoxy with joy. Fulfilling
many obediences laid upon you, you have provided a true example of
Christian meekness, humility, and devotion to your calling. Now, in
the rank of bishop, you zealously labor in the Eastern American
Diocese, contributing in significant ways to the development of
Orthodox spiritual education.
In recognition of your earnest service and
on the 35th anniversary of accepting the priesthood, I deem it
proper to award you a commemorative panagia.
May the great mercies of the Founder of the
spiritual labors of our salvation accompany you in your archpastoral
duties in God’s Vineyard.
With love in Christ,
+KYRILL
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
Media Office of the Eastern American
Diocese
