On January 29, 2012, on the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost priest Igor Tarasov served the Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Church. Following the reading from the holy Gospel he continued to lecture on the meaning of the Divine Liturgy. This time Fr. Igor described the beginning of the Liturgy of the Catechumens, explained the meaning of the exclamation “Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”, as well as talked about the Great Ektenia and Antiphons.
Following the service parishioners enjoyed our common trapeza.

On January 29, 2012 His Eminence, Archbishop Justinian celebrated his 51st birthday.
Representatives of our Parish attended St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York to
greet our Archipastor on that joyful day. Our Rector, priest Igor Tarasov concelebrated the Divine Liturgy headed by His Eminence. The Liturgy attended our Cantor and Warden Olga Roussanow and Andrew Malyshew participated with the altar servers. Following the Liturgy they joined the Archbishop at the lunch in the cathedral hall. Archbishop Justinian was greeted by the clergy of a number of parishes and presented with a birthday cake.

On Christmas day our Rector, priest Igor Tarasov marks his anniversary of priestly ordination. This year it is his 22nd year of priestly service. Let us wish him many more years of serving the Holy Orthodox Church!