On Tuesday, June 2, the Third Day of Pentecost, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. The day marked the last day of celebrations of the monastery’s patronal feast day, which began with Holy Pentecost on Sunday and Holy Spirit Day on Monday. In addition to the feast, clergy commemorated the Holy Hierarch Alexis of Moscow, Wonderworker of all Russia, before an icon with pieces of the relics of the Holy Hierarchs of Moscow.

His Grace was co-served by monastery and visiting clergy: the abbot, Archimandrite Luke (Murianka), Archimandrite Nektarios (Harding), diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, Archpriest Alexis Duncan (rector of Nativity of the Mother of God Church in Albany, NY), Hieromonk Cyprian (Alexandrou), Priest Alexis Pjawka (secretary of the Canadian Diocese), Priest Andrei Rudenko (cleric of Nativity of the Mother of God Church), Hieromonks Moses (Borges), Gabriel (Astrahankine), and Anatoly (Zilin), Priest Ephraim Willmarth, Protodeacon Joseph Jarostchuk (cleric of St. John of Kronstadt Memorial Church in Utica, NY), and Hierodeacons Seraphim (Nikoloski) and Avakum. Monastery cleric Deacon Peter Markevich sang on the kliros.

After the service, the clergy, brethren, and faithful proceeded to the monastery refectory for a festal luncheon.