Feast of St. Markella 2005

Details: Created on Thursday, 04 August 2005 13:44

On Thursday July, 22, 2005 o.s. The Cathedral Church of the Holy Metropolis of the G.O.C. of America celebrated the Feast its Patronal Feast of St. Markella of Chios. His Eminence Metropolitan Pavlos presided over the Vesper service on Wednesday evening and, together with His Grace, Bishop Christodoulos of Theoupolis on Thursday morning the Divine Liturgy together with the clergy of St. Markella's and St. Isidore's.

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