| On
Sunday,
March
27,
2005,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
celebrated
the
Divine
Liturgy
at
Annunciation
Church
in
Walker,
Michigan.
Prior
to
the
Divine
Liturgy,
His
Eminence
blessed
the
new
church
which
is
still
in
construction,
but
is
able
to
be
used
by
the
community
for
services. |
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| The
Holy
Gifts
prepared. |
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| Rev
Fr
Anton
Frunza,
parish
priest,
greets
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
at
the
entrance
of
the
church. |
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| The
president
of
the
ladies
auxiliary
welcomes
His
Eminence
with
flowers. |
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| The
icon
of
Saint
Nicholas
in
the
narthex. |
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| After
the
entrance
and
vesting
of
the
hierarch,
His
Eminence
explained
to
the
faithful
about
the
blessing
of
the
church
which
was
about
to
take
place. |
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| The
Blessing
of
Water. |
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| His
Eminence
blessing
the
church. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
also
received
a
woman
into
the
Church
through
the
Sacrament
of
Chrismation. |
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| The
Divine
Liturgy
begins
with
the
Great
Litany. |
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| The
Little
Entrance. |
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| "Come
let
us
worship
and
bow
down
before
Christ..." |
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| At
the
high
place. |
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| Rev
Archdeacon
David
Oancea
reads
the
Holy
Gospel. |
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| Rev
Fr
David
Wey
preaching
about
the
Gospel. |
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| Fr
Frunza
offering
a
few
words. |
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| His
Eminence
makes
his
commemorations. |
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| The
Great
Entrance. |
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| The
faithful
in
attendance. |
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| The
communion
of
the
clergy. |
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| The
communion
of
the
faithful. |
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| At
the
end
of
the
Divine
Liturgy,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
bestowed
on
Fr
Wey
the
blessing
to
be
a
confessor. |
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| "Many
years,
O
Master!" |
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| His
Eminence
offers
a
few
words
at
the
conclusion
of
the
service. |
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| The
clergy
and
faithful
taking
a
group
photo. |
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| After
the
services,
a
luncheon
was
held
downstairs
in
the
social
hall. |
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| Photo
displays
depicting
the
history
of
the
parish
lined
the
walls. |
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| Fr
Frunza
introduces
the
Archbishop
to
members
of
the
community. |
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