September 20, 2011
Coronado, Costa Rica: Parishioners of Our Lady of Vladimir Mission
celebrated their Patronal Feast Day
On
Thursday, September 8, parishioners of the newly constructed
Church of the Holy Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in
Coronado, Costa Rica, gathered for the first celebration of their
parish’s patronal feast day. For the past 17 years, the parish has
been meeting in various homes in the vicinity of the capital, San
José. The Divine Liturgy was served by Archpriest Daniel McKenzie
(rector of St. Vladimir Church in Miami, FL). Everyone went to
confession and received Holy Communion. Upon completion of the
Liturgy, a procession was performed around the church.
After the service, Fr. Daniel congratulated the parishioners on
their continued progress in having completed the new decorative
security wall in front of the church and begun construction on a new
small house for a permanently assigned priest. The parish still
needs to install electric, interior embellishment, an iconostasis,
and a central dome. As nearly all of the funds for the new church
have come from donors outside of Costa Rica, parishioners are hoping
for additional help from the faithful in other countries to be able
to complete this work.
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