On September 15, the 13th Sunday after Pentecost as well as the feast of the Venerable Anthony & Theodosius of the Kiev Caves and Venerable Prince Peter & Princess Febronia of Murom, the head of the Central Asian Metropolitanate, Metropolitan Vikenty (Vincent) of Tashkent & Uzbekistan, celebrated Divine Liturgy; His Eminence was joined by Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, clerics of the diocesan cathedral and of the Diocese of Australia & New Zealand. The All-Night Vigil was also served here the evening prior.

After Holy Communion and the Dismissal, the Metropolitan addressed the faithful with an archpastoral sermon, in which he discussed the central theme of the service’s Gospel reading about the vinedressers.