On Friday, November 4, the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Our Lady of Kazan Church in Newark, NJ, where he officiated its patronal feast day.

His Eminence celebrated Divine Liturgy, co-served by:

• Archpriest Serafim Gan (chancellor of the Synod of Bishops)
• Archpriest Mark Burachek (parish rector)
• Archpriest Seraphim Chemodakov (parish cleric)
• Archpriest Serge Ledkovsky (deputy rector of St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ)
• Priest Gregory Patsis (rector of St. Luke Mission in Hyde Park, NY)
• Priest Artem Siss (cleric of Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY)
• Protodeacon Dimitri Temidis (cleric of Holy Protection Church in Nyack, NY)
• Protodeacon Serge Shoomiloff (parish cleric)
• Deacon Alexey Pnev (cleric of Nativity of the Mother of God Church at the New Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY)
• Deacon Nicholas Ilyin (cleric of Novo-Diveevo Convent) and
• Deacon Pavel Roudenko (cleric of Three Saints Church in Garfield, NJ).

During the reading of the hours, parish altar server Kevin Schmidt was tonsured a reader.

Singing the divine services was a mixed choir of parishioners and guests.

After Communion, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad addressed worshippers with a sermon.

Upon completion of the service, a short moleben was served before the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Metropolitan Nicholas presented Fr. Mark with a commemorative jeweled pectoral cross in honor of the centennial of the establishment of the Russian Church Abroad.

A festal luncheon was then offered in the parish hall for the clergy and faithful.