Bishops Visit St. John the Forerunner Parish

Details: Created on Tuesday, 15 November 2011 03:36

On Sunday, October 3/16, Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Attica and Bishop Photios of Marathon visited St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Church in Willow Springs, Illinois. At the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Christos Pittos, the pastor of the parish, and Fr. John Somers, the pastor of Holy Unmercenaries and St. Nectarios in Alsip, Illinois, also served.

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