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February 10, 2011
Middlebrook, VA: The Kursk
Root Icon visited All Saints of North America Church
On
Tuesday, February 8, the diocesan delegation traveling with the
wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God left New Jersey
for the South, in order to visit the multitudinous parishes, spread
across the southern half of our diocese. Amidst tobacco plantations,
in a region where virtually every road bears an historical marker
commemorating the far-off events of the American Civil War, where
towns are adorned with century-old meeting houses of the Protestant
denominations traditionally dominant in this area, topped with tall
steeples, Orthodoxy is proclaimed and prayers are offered up. Truly,
as the Psalmist writes, "Their voice hath gone out through all the
earth."
That evening, the Icon arrived at
All Saints of North America Church in the town of Middlebrook,
VA where Eastern American Diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge
Lukianov led the All-Night Vigil. Fr. Serge was co-served by parish
rector, Archpriest John Moses (member of the Diocesan Council and
Southern Liaison), Priest Michael Furry (rector of St. Innocent of
Alaska Mission in Roanoke, VA – Bulgarian Orthodox Church), and
Priest Gabriel Weller (parish cleric). Upon completion of the Vigil,
a bountiful dinner was offered in the home of the rector, including
some of the best dishes South cuisine has to offer.
The following morning, Fr. Serge celebrated the Divine Liturgy,
co-served by the above-mentioned clergy. Many believers gathered in
the church, desiring to venerate the holy icon. Upon completion of
the Liturgy, Fr. Serge told the gathered faithful about the history
and miracles of the Kursk Icon, and then presented the rector with
an icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, a blessing from the First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence, Metropolitan
Hilarion. A lenten luncheon was then offered in the parish hall,
during which Fr. Serge shared some of his impressions of the Icon’s
travels across the Eastern American Diocese.
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