On Sunday, December 8, 2013, a hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at St. Isidoros Greek Orthodox Church on Long Island, N.Y. His Grace, Bishop Christodoulos of Theoupolis, celebrated the Liturgy, along with Frs. Kleanthis Korkotas and Nicholas Seregos.
Following Divine Liturgy, a banquet, the St. Myrope Annual Luncheon, was held at the North Ritz Club in Syosset, N.Y., in the afternoon. The banquet was well-attended by many of the faithful of St. Isidoros.
Below, please find pictures from the event.
Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church is a beautiful mission parish near downtown Tucson, a city in southern Arizona. It was started in 1997 by Father John Bockman, who was a missionary Priest formerly serving missions in Tennessee and Massachusetts since 1990. Father John served the faithful in Tucson and the surrounding area in his home Chapel until his repose in November of 2000. His wife, Presbytera Valerie, continued to make her home Chapel available for the mission, with clergy from Saint Nectarios Orthodox Church in Seattle and His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto (then of Portland), visiting to provide the Divine Services.
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