| On
the
weekend
of
October
9-10,
2004,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
and
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
visited
Saints
Peter
&
Paul
Church
in
Dearborn
Heights,
on
the
occasion
of
the
celebration
of
the
parish's
75th
Anniversary.
They
were
greeted
Saturday
evening
by
children
with
flowers
and
parish
council
president
Thomas
Moga
with
the
traditional
bread
and
salt. |
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| Before
proceeding
into
the
church,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
blessed
the
mosaic
icon
and
panels
which
were
newly-installed
in
the
baptistry
area. |
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| Rev
Dn
Horaţiu
Balanean,
parish
deacon,
and
Rev
Dn
Sabin
Pop
intone
one
of
the
litanies
as
His
Eminence
looks
on
from
the
throne. |
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| Hierodeacons
Iustin
(Stoian)
and
Sebastian
(Dumitraşcu)
cense
Bishop
IRINEU. |
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| "O
Jesus
Christ,
the
joyous
light..." |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
at
the
throne. |
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| The
responses
were
led
by
a
group
of
singers
from
the
Synaxis
Men's
Choir
under
the
direction
of
John
E
Lazar. |
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| "Let
us
complete
our
evening
prayer
to
the
Lord." |
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| Bishop
IRINEU
offers
a
few
words
at
the
end
of
the
service,
observing
the
importance
of
this
significant
milestone
in
the
history
of
the
parish. |
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| His
Grace
offers
icon
cards
bearing
the
image
of
the
patrons
of
the
church,
Saints
Peter
&
Paul. |
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| Following
the
service,
hundreds
of
parishioners
and
guests
attended
a
buffet
reception
and
dance
in
the
social
hall. |
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| The
ladies
of
the
parish
prepared
all
the
food
for
the
buffet
and
sweets
tables. |
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| On
Sunday,
October
10,
2004,
the
Hierarchal
Divine
Liturgy
was
celebrated.
Here,
the
deacons
lead
Alin
Macarie
forward
to
be
blessed
as
Reader
and
Subdeacon. |
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| "Glory
to
God
in
the
highest
heaven
and
peace
on
earth
to
men
who
enjoy
His
favor." |
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| The
new
subdeacon
remains
in
front
of
the
iconostas
for
most
of
the
service,
until
just
before
his
ordination. |
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| "Lord,
Lord,
look
down
from
heaven;
visit
this
vine,
protect
what
Your
own
right
hand
has
planted." |
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| One
of
the
parish
cantors,
Mircea
Vasiu,
receives
the
blessing
from
His
Eminence
before
reading
the
Epistle. |
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| Rev
Fr
Romey
Rosco,
parish
priest,
and
Rev
Fr
Alexandru
Partioc,
attached. |
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| Bishop
IRINEU
makes
his
commemorations
at
the
Holy
Gifts. |
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| The
parish
choir,
under
the
direction
of
Teodor
Vingarzan,
led
the
responses. |
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| "Let
us,
who
mystically
portray
the
cherubim
and
sing
the
thrice-holy
hymn
to
the
life-creating
Trinity,
now
lay
aside
all
earthly
cares." |
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| The
Great
Entrance. |
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| "I
believe
in
one
God,
the
Father
Almighty,
Maker
of
heaven
and
earth,
of
all
things
visible
and
invisible..." |
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| "You
brought
us
from
nonexistence
into
existence,
and
when
we
fell,
You
again
raised
us
up
to
heaven
and
bestowed
on
us
Your
kingdom
which
is
to
come." |
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| Hundreds
of
faithful
participating
in
the
Divine
Liturgy
on
this
special
day. |
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| "Holy!
Holy!
Holy!
Lord
of
Sabaoth!
Heaven
and
earth
are
full
of
Your
glory!
Hosanna
in
the
highest!
Blessed
is
He
that
comes
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
Hosanna
in
the
highest!" |
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| The
new
Subdeacon
Alin
was
then
ordained
into
the
Holy
Diaconate
by
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL. |
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| "O
Master
of
all
men,
who
have
made
worthy
this
man
to
enter
the
work
of
a
deacon,
by
the
visitation
upon
him
by
Your
Holy
and
Life-giving
Spirit,
fill
him
with
all
faith,
love,
power
and
holiness." |
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| "He
is
worthy!" |
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| "Vrednic
este!" |
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| "Axios!" |
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| Deacon
Alin's
wife
presents
flowers
to
the
Archbishop. |
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| The
communion
of
the
faithful. |
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| His
Eminence
NATHANIEL
blesses
the
faithful. |
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| "God
grant
them
many
years!
Mulţi
ani
traiasca!" |
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| His
Grace
IRINEU
distributes
icon
cards
in
commemoration
of
the
event. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
with
Rev
Dn
Alin
&
Dsa
Ramona
Macarie. |
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| Following
the
Divine
Liturgy,
more
than
500
parishioners
and
guests
attended
the
Anniversary
Banquet
in
the
social
hall. |
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| Janet
Clarey,
75th
Anniversary
Committee
Chairperson,
addresses
the
gathering
and
thanks
everyone
who
contributed
to
the
success
of
the
events
of
the
weekend. |
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| Thomas
Moga
reflects
on
the
mission
of
the
parish,
calling
to
mind
the
past
and
future
generations. |
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| As
part
of
his
presentation,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
presented
a
Gramata
(special
citation)
from
the
Holy
Synod
of
The
Orthodox
Church
in
America,
signed
by
all
the
bishops,
to
Fr
Rosco
and
the
parish
in
commemoration
of
the
75th
Anniversary. |
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After
the
banquet,
some
of
the
women
wearing
traditional
Romanian
costumes
pose
for
a
picture
by
the
parish's
new
cross
monument
(troiţa)
in
front
of
the
church
with
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU. |
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