| On
Sunday,
November
13,
2006,
the
clergy
and
faithful
of
the
Michigan
Deanery
gathered
at
Saint
George
Cathedral
in
Southfield,
Michigan,
to
celebrate
the
25th
Anniversary
since
Consecration
to
the
Episcopacy
of
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL. |
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| His
Eminence
prays
the
Entrance
Prayers
as
he
enters
the
Cathedral. |
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| At
the
time
of
the
singing
of
"Holy
God,
Holy
Mighty,
Holy
Immortal
have
mercy
on
us!" |
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| The
clergy
at
the
High
Place
during
the
reading
of
the
Epistle. |
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| The
subdeacons
wash
the
hands
of
the
archbishop
prior
to
the
Great
Entrance. |
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| The
Great
Entrance. |
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| "Peace
be
to
all!"
It
was
almost
25
years
to
the
day
when
His
Eminence
was
consecrated
to
the
episcopacy
here
at
Saint
George
Cathedral
on
November
15,
1980. |
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| "We
offer
You
Your
own
of
Your
own,
in
behalf
of
all
and
for
all."
Rev
Archdeacon
David
Oancea
elevates
the
Holy
Gifts. |
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| "And
make
this
bread
the
Precious
Body
of
Your
Christ." |
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| His
Eminence
is
seated
to
the
side
of
the
Holy
Altar
as
the
candidate
for
ordination
into
the
Holy
Diaconate,
James
Craig
Goodwin,
is
led
around
the
Altar
by
the
deacons
three
times. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
reading
the
Prayer
of
Ordination. |
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| The
archbishop
blesses
the
cuffs
before
vesting
Dn
James
in
them. |
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| The
newly-ordained
deacon,
James,
receives
the
Holy
Body
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ. |
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| Rev
Fr
Iustin
Capsa
partakes
of
the
chalice. |
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| V
Rev
Archimandrite
Dr
Mihail
(Filimon),
Abbot
of
The
Ascension
of
the
Lord
Monastery
in
Detroit,
distributes
Holy
Communion
to
the
faithful. |
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| The
new
deacon
recites
his
first
litany,
assisted
by
the
other
deacons. |
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| His
Eminence
blessing
the
faithful. |
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| Immediately
following
the
Divine
Liturgy,
a
Service
of
Thanksgiving
(Te
Deum)
was
celebrated
in
thanksgiving
for
Archbishop
NATHANIEL's
25
years
as
hierarch. |
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| V
Rev
Archimandrite
Roman
(Braga)
officiates
at
the
Te
Deum. |
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| The
deacons
assist
His
Eminence
as
he
reads
the
Holy
Gospel
from
the
throne. |
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| Archimandrite
Roman
preaching
at
the
conclusion
of
the
service. |
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| Following
the
services,
the
clergy
and
faithful
gathered
in
the
Cathedral
Cultural
Center
for
a
festive
banquet
offered
in
honor
of
His
Eminence. |
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| Guests
were
entertained
during
the
meal
by
a
violinist
who
is
a
Romanian-American
music
student
at
a
local
university. |
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| V
Rev
Fr
Laurence
Lazar,
Dean
of
the
Cathedral
and
Michigan
Deanery,
welcomes
everyone
and
offers
introductions
and
remarks. |
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| After
the
meal,
a
short
artistic
performance
began
with
a
quartet
from
the
Orthodox
Christian
Chorale
of
Metropolitan
Detroit
who
sang
several
Orthodox
hymns. |
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| The
second
half
of
the
program
featured
the
"Ţarancuţa"
Dance
Ensemble,
comprised
of
young
people
from
the
Metropolitan
Detroit
area. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
thanks
everyone
for
their
wishes,
and
also
for
their
support
of
the
Archbishop's
Charity
Endowment
Fund
(to
which
the
proceeds
from
this
banquet
were
designated). |
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| Pictured
with
His
Eminence
are:
(L-R)
V
Rev
Laurence
Lazar,
V
Rev
Roman
Star
(President
of
the
Council
of
Orthodox
Christian
Churches
of
Metropolitan
Detroit),
and
Mr
John
Rakolta
Jr,
Honorary
General
Consul
of
Romania
in
Detroit. |
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