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The
Consecration
of
Holy
Trinity
Church
New
Westminster/Vancouver,
British
Columbia
May
22,
2004
| On
Saturday,
May
22,
2004,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
and
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
traveled
to
New
Westminster
(Vancouver),
British
Columbia,
for
the
consecration
of
the
new
church
of
the
parish
community
of
The
Holy
Trinity. |
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| Joining
the
diocesan
hierarchs
at
the
invitation
of
His
Eminence
NATHANIEL
were
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
LAZAR
and
His
Grace,
Bishop
VARLAAM,
both
retired
hierarchs
of
The
Orthodox
Church
of
America
living
in
the
Vancouver
area. |
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| Encircling
the
new
church
in
procession. |
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| His
Grace,
Bishop
VARLAAM
(front,
far
right),
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
LAZAR
(center)
and
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
(back)
in
procession. |
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| "Shine
out!
Shine
out,
O
new
Jerusalem,
for
the
glory
of
the
Lord
has
risen
on
you.
Zion,
dance
and
rejoice!
And
you,
O
pure
one,
Birthgiver
of
God,
be
glad
in
the
Resurrection
of
Him
born
of
you." |
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| His
Grace
IRINEU
anointing
the
walls. |
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| "Peace
be
to
all." |
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| The
clergy
standing
around
the
altar
as
the
faithful
are
permitted
to
walk
through
the
newly-consecrated
sanctuary. |
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| Following
the
conclusion
of
the
Divine
Liturgy,
the
clergy
again
went
in
procession
to
bless
the
exterior
of
the
new
church
with
Holy
Water. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
and
Rev
Fr
Nicolae
Lapuste
(right),
parish
priest,
listen
to
greetings
from
local
civic
and
cultural
leaders
following
the
conclusion
of
the
services. |
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*
photos
courtesy
of
the
website
of
Holy
Trinity
Church |
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