On July 13, the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, when the Holy Church honors the Synaxis of the glorious and all-praised Twelve Apostles, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, co-served by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada. Concelebrating with the hierarchs were cathedral clerics Archpriest Seraphim Chemodakov, Hieromonk Theognost (Kogan), and Protodeacons Nicolas Mokhoff and Serge Arlievsky.

The Synodal choir sang beautifully at Liturgy under the direction of conductor Vadim S. Gan.

A multitude of parishioners prayed at the service, and many communed of Christ’s Holy Mysteries.

Upon conclusion of the service, Metropolitan Nicholas addressed the faithful with a sermon, in which he spoke about the missionary feat of the Holy Apostles – "preachers, missionaries, enlighteners, from whom we receive the living word, the word about Christ – what they received from the Lord Himself. They saw miracles, heard His teaching, later saw the empty tomb, and then their Divine Teacher came to them. And they pass on to us living words for our salvation."

His Eminence called on them to study the Holy Scriptures, the Old and New Testaments, and the lives of the saints, available today in various forms.

A traditional luncheon was organized in the church hall, during which the clergy and faithful continued their interaction.