| On
the
weekend
of
May
8-9,
2004,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
and
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
visited
the
Saint
John
the
Evangelist
Mission
in
Scarborough/Toronto,
Ontario,
on
the
occasion
of
the
celebration
of
the
community's
5th
Anniversary.
The
mission
uses
the
facilities
of
Saint
Timothy
Anglican
Church. |
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| On
Saturday
evening,
the
hierarchs
attended
Great
Vespers
at
the
mission.
Children
in
traditional
Romanian
costumes
await
the
the
hierarchs
with
flowers. |
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| Hierodeacon
Sebastian
(Dumitraşcu)
censes
the
hierarchs
during
the
Vespers
service. |
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| The
service
was
con-celebrated
by
parish
priest
of
the
mission,
Rev
Fr
Ionel
Cudriţescu,
along
with
clergy
from
the
Toronto
area. |
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| [Front
Row,
L-R]
Rev
Fr
Ioan
Bunea;
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU;
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL;
Rev
Fr
Ionel
Cudriţescu.
[Back
Row,
L-R]
Rev
Hierodeacon
Sebastian
(Dumitraşcu);
Rev
Fr
Mihai
Cociu;
Rev
Fr
Ioan
Pop. |
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| On
Sunday
morning,
the
Divine
Liturgy
was
celebrated
by
the
hierarchs,
assisted
by
local
and
visiting
clergy. |
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| A
view
of
the
church
from
the
balcony. |
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| The
choir
"Armonia"
of
Toronto
lead
the
responses. |
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| "I
believe
in
one
God,
the
Father
Almighty,
Maker
of
heaven
and
earth..." |
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| Bishop
IRINEU
distributing
Holy
Communion
to
the
faithful. |
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| Rev
Fr
Ionel
Cudriţescu,
parish
priest
of
the
mission,
welcomes
the
hierarchs
and
guests
at
the
end
of
the
service. |
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| At
the
end
of
the
Divine
Liturgy,
the
faithful
approached
the
front
of
the
church
to
venerate
the
icon
and
to
receive
icon
cards
from
the
hierarchs. |
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| Archbishop
NATHANIEL
stops
to
speak
with
a
parishioner. |
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| Some
of
the
faithful
gathered
with
the
clergy
in
front
of
the
church. |
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| The
Anniversary
Banquet
took
place
after
the
service
in
the
adjacent
church
facilities
and
was
attended
by
hundreds
of
faithful. |
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| The
local
Romanian-Canadian
media
covered
the
events
of
the
weekend.
His
Eminence
NATHANIEL
is
seen
here
giving
an
interview
to
one
of
the
reporters
following
the
Banquet. |
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