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May 8, 2011
New Jersey: Archbishop Justinian’s archpastoral visit to St. Vladimir’s Cemetery and St. Vladimir and St. George’s Churches

On Saturday, May 7, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Eminence Justinian, Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk, visited St. Vladimir’s Cemetery in Jackson, NJ and led a panihida at St. John the Baptist Chapel for all those warriors who "had laid down their lives on the field of battle for Faith, Tsar, and Fatherland, for those tortured and killed in prisons and camps." Praying at the panihida were clergy from local parishes and representatives of Cossack organizations throughout the Diaspora; the service was sung by the male choir of St. George’s Church in Howell. After the panihida, His Eminence viewed the cemetery and then visited neighboring St. Vladimir Memorial Church, where he venerated the church’s relics and holy icons and prayed at the tombs of the ever-memorable Archbishops Vitaly (Maximenko) and Nikon (Rklitsky).

From St. Vladimir Church, His Eminence departed for St. George’s Church in Howell, where the Cossacks and parish rector Archpriest Serge Lukianov greeted him. A moleben to St. George was served in the church. After the moleben, Fr. Serge greeted his distinguished guest and presented him a copy of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, in honor of his visit to St. George’s Church and their joint prayer at the cemetery. In his response, Archbishop Justinian expressed his gratitude for the warm reception and presented the parish with an icon of the venerable Sts. Paul of Thebes and John Calabytes. After the moleben, His Eminence visited the Kuban Cossack Museum next door, followed by a bountiful luncheon prepared by the Cossacks.

 

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